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10 Yuan Dreams of Red Mansion
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a polychrome enameled portrait of Wang Xifeng (凤姐), one of the principal female characters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', depicted in full traditional Han Chinese court dress with richly colored red and gold embroidered robes and black skirt, seated in a composed, authoritative pose. A white bird perches on a stand in the upper left background, rendered in fine relief against the silvered field. The denomination 10元 appears in the upper left field in Chinese characters, and the character legend 熙凤弄权 is inscribed to the right, identifying the depicted scene. The overall composition is executed in a refined colorized proof finish with strong artistic detail. |
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Part of a multi-year commemorative program launched by the People's Bank of China in 2002, this issue draws on Hongloumeng — the 18th-century Qing dynasty novel widely considered the pinnacle of Chinese classical fiction. The novel's authorship remains contested; scholars generally attribute the first 80 chapters to Cao Xueqin, with the final 40 chapters likely completed by Gao E after Cao's death around 1763. That unresolved question has never diminished the work's cultural weight, and the commemorative series it inspired ran across multiple issues with strictly controlled mintages targeting both domestic collectors and the overseas Chinese numismatic market.