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10 Yuan Unicorn
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized Chinese qilin (麒麟), the mythical unicorn of East Asian tradition, rendered in a dynamic pose atop swirling clouds, facing left. The creature is portrayed with elaborate decorative detail consistent with classical Chinese artistic convention. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper periphery in Chinese characters. The character 麒麟 appears to the lower left of the creature, and the date 1996 is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 麒麟 1996 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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