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10 Yuan Year of the Tiger
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | A vividly colored depiction of a young tiger cub prowling dynamically across a rocky outcrop, rendered in polychrome enamel with striking orange, black, and white tones. Blossoming flowers in red and pink are visible in the lower right field, while a stylized mountainous landscape occupies the upper background. The Chinese cyclical year inscription 戊寅年 appears along the left field, denoting the Year of the Tiger. The denomination 10 appears in the upper right field, with the currency unit implied by context. |
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China's Lunar Series silver issues from this period existed in two distinct versions: a colored enamel variant and this standard uncolored strike. The 1998 Tiger issue marks the final year of the first full 12-year lunar cycle in Chinese commemorative coinage, a cycle that began with the 1981 Rooster. Mintages on these pieces were tightly controlled by the People's Bank of China and distributed primarily through overseas numismatic channels, meaning most examples spent their entire lives in holders rather than Chinese hands.