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10 Yuan Year of the Rabbit

Issuer People's Republic of China
Year 2011
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Weight 31.11 g
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Obverse description Fan-shaped obverse depicting the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian) within the Forbidden City, rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished field with frosted architectural detail. Diagonal lines suggesting shooting stars or moonlight animate the dark upper field. The Chinese legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper border, with the date 2011 to the right.
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Obverse lettering 中华人民共和国 2011
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China's lunar silver series has been issued annually since 1981, making the Rabbit one of the later entries in an already well-established program. The 2011 issue corresponds to the Year of the Rabbit in the sexagenary cycle — specifically a Metal Rabbit year, a designation that recurs only every sixty years. Mintage for the 1-oz lunar silvers from this period was capped by the People's Bank of China, though secondary market premiums have historically been driven more by the Rabbit's position as a favored zodiac sign across East and Southeast Asian markets than by raw mintage figures.

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