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10 Yuan Year of the Rooster
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a sculptural relief of a rooster presented within a circular inner border, rendered in a traditional decorative style. Surrounding the inner circle is an elaborate floral or sunburst patterned ring occupying the broad outer border. The national title 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper portion of the coin in Chinese characters, while the year of issue 2005 appears in the lower exergual area beneath the central motif. |
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| Mintage | 2005 - Proof - 100,000 |
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China's lunar silver series had by 2005 settled into a reliable annual rhythm, but the rooster issue that year came from a mint system still navigating the transition away from the older .900 fine standard that had characterized earlier PRC commemoratives. The shift to .999 fine silver, fully established by this point, makes these pieces technically cleaner but removed one of the minor variables that gave earlier lunar issues their character.