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10 Yuan Suzhou Gardens
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 10 Yuan (10元, 拾圓) |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic landscape scene depicting the Huanxiu Shanzhuang (环秀山庄) garden of Suzhou, featuring a multi-bay classical pavilion with upturned eaves at left, a rustic bridge spanning a garden waterway at center, and an elaborate naturally textured rockery formation dominating the right portion of the composition, all rendered in finely detailed high relief. Overhanging pine branches extend across the upper field, framing the scene. The legend 苏州园林-环秀山庄 is inscribed along the upper left border. The denomination 10元 appears in the lower left field. A small logo of the China Gold Coin Corporation is visible in the upper right corner. |
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| Mintage | 1999 - Proof - 11,800 |
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Issued as part of China's ongoing World Heritage commemorative program following UNESCO's inscription of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou in 1997, this coin was produced at a moment when Chinese commemorative silver was gaining serious traction among international collectors. Mintage figures for the series were tightly controlled by the People's Bank of China, and original distribution ran heavily through state-affiliated channels, meaning many examples reached secondary markets still in original packaging.
The .999 fineness places it among the purer issues of the period — China standardized at this level earlier than most sovereign mints.