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10 Yuan Chinese Rose
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse description | A highly detailed relief depiction of the Wanchun Pavilion (万春亭) of the Forbidden City's Imperial Flower Garden (故宫·御花园·万春亭) occupies the central field, rendered with fine architectural precision showing its distinctive double-eaved circular roof and surrounding balustrades. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs across the upper field in bold Chinese characters. A caption in smaller characters reading 故宫·御花园·万春亭 appears in the lower central field, with the date 1999 inscribed below in Arabic numerals. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a naturalistic composition of Chinese rose blossoms (月季, Rosa chinensis) rendered in bold relief with selective gold-plating, depicting one large fully-opened bloom, one partially-opened bud, and one smaller bloom, all with foliage on stems arranged dynamically across the mirrored field. To the upper left, a stylized floral emblem is accompanied by the bilingual inscription 月季 above Chinese rose in Latin script. The denomination 10 元 is inscribed in the lower right field in Arabic numerals and Chinese characters. |
| Reverse script | Chinese/Latin |
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