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10 Yuan Genghis Khan
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 10 Yuan (10元, 拾圓) |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a sweeping view of the Great Wall of China receding into the distance, rendered in fine relief against a polished ground. The curved legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper periphery in Chinese characters. The date 1997 appears in the lower exergue in Arabic numerals. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese/Latin |
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The 1997 Genghis Khan gold issue was part of China's ongoing commemorative bullion program that ran through the 1990s, producing fractional gold pieces tied to historical and cultural subjects for the international collector market. Genghis Khan presents a particular political nuance here: the PRC's official embrace of the Mongol conqueror as a Chinese historical figure — rather than a foreign invader — reflects a deliberate nationalistic reframing that accelerated in state-sponsored media and coinage programs during this decade.
At 1/10 troy ounce, mintages for this type were modest, and survivorship in original packaging is high relative to circulation issues of the period.