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10 Yuan Year of the Rabbit
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (Tiantan pavilion), rendered in fine detail with a traditional multi-tiered Chinese architectural style, surrounded by trees and a low wall. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper periphery in Chinese characters. The year of issue 1999 appears in the lower field, with the mint mark of the Shanghai Mint (上海造币) inscribed at lower right. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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China's Lunar Gold series has been issued annually since 1981, making the 1999 Rabbit the nineteenth installment. Production of these issues is handled by the China Gold Coin Corporation under authorization of the People's Bank of China, with blanks struck at multiple facilities — the absence of a mint mark on most issues makes definitive attribution to a single facility difficult for this year specifically.
The 1/10 oz denomination was introduced to the series to broaden collector accessibility, and 1999 examples were distributed through both domestic and international channels, with Singapore and Hong Kong serving as primary secondary markets.