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10 Yuan Year of the Goat
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Weight | 15 g |
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| Obverse description | A detailed architectural view of the Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼), a celebrated historic pavilion in Hunan Province, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The complex is depicted with its characteristic multi-tiered pagoda roofs flanked by smaller auxiliary towers, set above a walled terrace with a central gateway and stone steps surrounded by stylized rockery and foliage. The Chinese legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs across the upper field, while the inscription 岳阳楼 appears in the lower field, with the date 1991 below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 岳阳楼 1991 |
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China's lunar silver series of this period was produced at multiple mints simultaneously, with pieces from the Shenyang and Shanghai facilities often distinguishable only by a small mint mark — a detail overlooked by many early collectors and one that still drives attribution disputes. The 1991 goat issue appeared during a transitional moment for the series, as the People's Bank was beginning to adjust mintage ceilings in response to growing international collector demand that had caught planners off guard in the late 1980s.