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10 Yuan Phoenix and Dragon
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 10 Yuan (10元, 拾圓) |
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| Obverse description | The gold centre features a detailed high-relief depiction of the Great Wall of China winding dramatically across mountainous terrain, viewed from a low perspective with a watchtower prominent in the upper centre. The Chinese national name 中华人民共和国 is inscribed in Chinese characters arranged around the upper portion of the gold field. The silver outer ring bears the metallic composition legend — ⅟₁₀ OZ Au .999 + ⅟₂₈ OZ Ag .999 — running around the upper periphery, with the date 1994 at the base of the ring. |
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| Obverse lettering | ⅟₁₀OZ Au .999 + ⅟₂₈OZ Ag .999 中 华 人 民 共 和 国 1994 |
| Reverse description | The gold centre presents a dynamic composition of a phoenix and a dragon intertwined in flight, rendered in fine relief against a plain field. The phoenix occupies the upper portion with outstretched wings and flowing tail feathers, while the sinuous dragon coils across the lower field, its scaled body depicted in precise detail. The denomination 10元 appears to the right of centre within the gold disc. The silver outer ring carries the purity and weight inscriptions in Chinese characters — 含纯金 ⅟₁₀ 盎司成色 .999 + 含纯银 ⅟₂₈ 盎司成色 .999 — around the periphery, with the date 1994 at the bottom. |
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