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10 Yuan China's Polar Scientific Expedition
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national emblem of the People's Republic of China at center, depicting Tiananmen Gate surmounted by five stars — one large star flanked by four smaller stars — all enclosed within a wreath of grain ears bound at the base by a cogwheel, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper periphery in Chinese characters, while the date 2024 appears in Arabic numerals along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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China's polar research program dates to 1984, when the first Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition departed aboard a borrowed Argentine vessel. The country has since established multiple permanent stations on both the Antarctic and Arctic, and this series of commemorative issues — issued periodically since the early 2000s — tracks that expansion. The 2024 release coincides with ongoing operations at Qinling Station, China's fifth Antarctic outpost, which opened in February 2024 and represents the most substantial Chinese polar infrastructure investment to date.