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10 Yuan Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of the Wuting Bridge (Five Pavilion Bridge) at Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, rendered in fine relief against a polished field. The historic bridge is shown with its characteristic five pavilions and ornate rooflines, framed by the circular coin border. The Chinese national inscription 中华人民共和国 arcs along the upper periphery, while the year of issue 2000 appears in the lower exergue in Western numerals. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 2000 |
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China's 2000 Dragon coin arrived at a politically freighted moment: the People's Bank was simultaneously managing the renminbi's peg through the aftermath of the 1997 Asian financial crisis while expanding its bullion and commemorative programs aggressively for international collector markets. The lunar series had by then become a significant hard-currency earner, and mintage controls were deliberately kept tight to sustain secondary market premiums.
The year 2000 issue is notably the last Dragon coin before the 12-year cycle restarted in 2012, making it a natural terminus point for type collectors assembling the first complete modern lunar run.