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10 Yuan Ludwig van Beethoven
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1990 |
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| Reverse lettering | 10元 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 170-1827 贝多芬 |
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Issued as part of China's ongoing commemorative program honoring Western composers, this 1990 silver piece appeared in the same year China was still navigating the political and economic aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Export sales of commemorative coins were a meaningful source of hard currency for the People's Bank during this period, which partly explains the sustained output of internationally themed issues aimed squarely at foreign collectors rather than domestic circulation.
Beethoven died in 1827, and 1990 marks no particular anniversary of significance — the choice reflects market demand more than historical occasion.