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10 Yuan Romance of Three Kingdoms - Warrior and Horsemen
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Diameter | 38.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central bust of Luo Guanzhong, the celebrated Ming dynasty author of the classic novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, depicted three-quarter face wearing traditional scholar's headgear with a flowing sash and a high-collared robe, rendered in finely detailed high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. A curved legend in simplified Chinese characters arcs around the upper periphery identifying the subject as the author of the famous classic literary work Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The issuer's name, 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China), is inscribed in a horizontal legend across the lower field, with the date 1997 below. |
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| Reverse description | A boldly composed battle scene depicting Sun Ce, the young warlord of the Wu kingdom, standing in full armour in the foreground at centre, holding a long spear and dressed in elaborate military robes with ornate decorative panels, conveying commanding authority. Two mounted armoured cavalry soldiers appear in the background to either side, one bearing a military banner with Chinese characters, evoking the dynamic martial narrative of the Three Kingdoms era. The denomination 10元 is inscribed to the lower right of the field in large numerals, while the character legend 孫茦 (Sun Ce) appears in seal script at the lower left, identifying the principal figure. |
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The "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" silver series ran through the 1990s as part of China's broader push to monetize classical literature through collector coinage — a program that also encompassed Dream of the Red Chamber and Water Margin issues. The 1997 installment arrived the same year Hong Kong was handed back to Britain, a coincidence that lent the entire year's Chinese commemorative output an unusual retrospective nationalism.
Mintages for this series were tightly controlled and largely absorbed by the overseas Chinese collector market, particularly in Hong Kong and Taiwan, where the source material carries deep cultural weight.