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10 Yuan Vault Protector
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is designed in deliberate emulation of a traditional Chinese cash coin, featuring a central square perforation surrounded by an ornate field decorated with symmetrical foliate and floral scrollwork in high relief against a mirror-like dark background. The denomination '10' appears prominently at the top of the field, with the Chinese character '元' (yuan) immediately below it. The legend '中华人民共和国' (People's Republic of China) is inscribed horizontally across the lower portion of the field, with the date '1998' positioned below it near the rim, flanked by decorative scroll motifs. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese/Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces the classic format of an imperial Chinese cash coin, with four large Chinese characters in semi-cursive script arranged in the traditional reading order — top, right, bottom, left — around the central square perforation: '大' (great) at the top, '鎮' (protector/suppressor) at the right, '庫' (treasury/vault) at the bottom, and '博' (abundant) at the left, together reading '大鎮庫博' in the conventional cash coin sequence. The characters are rendered in bold, high-relief strokes against a deeply toned field, evoking the aesthetic of historic Chinese bronze coinage. No border legend or additional ornamentation is present, keeping the design austere and emblematic. |
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