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10 Yuan Gymnast

Issuer People's Republic of China
Year 1995
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Currency Second Rénmínbì (1955-date)
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Obverse description The national emblem of the People's Republic of China occupies the central field, depicting Tiananmen Gate surmounted by five stars and framed by a wreath of ears of grain encircling a cogwheel at the base. The circular legend 中華人民共和國 runs along the upper periphery in Chinese characters, while the date 1995 appears in the lower exergue. The design is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field.
Obverse script Chinese
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Part of China's long-running Olympic sports commemorative series, this issue was released ahead of the 1996 Atlanta Games during a period when the Chinese Mint was aggressively expanding its collector coin program into Western markets. The .999 fine silver standard — rather than the .900 used in earlier Chinese commemoratives — was a deliberate move to align with international bullion coin expectations and broaden export appeal.

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