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10 Yuan Minorities - Madame Xian with sword
| 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 | The obverse depicts the Great Hall of the People in Beijing rendered in fine relief at center, shown in a frontal three-quarter perspective with its distinctive central tower and flanking colonnaded wings. The Chinese legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs across the upper field, with the denomination 拾圆 indicated at the right. The date 1997 appears in the lower field, flanked on either side by decorative floral and foliate sprays rendered in an elegant traditional Chinese style. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a three-quarter length effigy of Madame Xian (冼夫人), the celebrated Li people (黎族) chieftainess and military leader of the Sui dynasty, depicted in traditional ethnic costume with elaborate beaded headdress and richly embroidered robes, holding a sword at her lower right. To her left, a stylized palm tree and a traditional thatched dwelling evoke her southern homeland. In the right field, a massed formation of soldiers bearing a banner is shown in low relief, evoking her military campaigns. The upper legend reads 冼夫人（黎族）公元513-602 in Chinese characters, and the denomination 10元 appears in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 冼夫人（黎族）公元513-602 10元 |
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