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100 Yuan 1994 FIFA World Cup, United States
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1993 |
| Reverse description | A dynamic figure of a football player is depicted in high relief at centre-right, shown in full stride with one arm raised in triumph and the right foot poised to strike a football in the lower field; speed lines beneath the ball emphasise the force of the shot. In the upper right background, a stylised rendering of an American architectural landmark — a fortified building reminiscent of a historic fort — is depicted in lower relief, evoking the United States as the host nation of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. To the left of the footballer, the inscription 1994 世界杯足球赛 (1994 World Cup Football Tournament) appears in two lines of Chinese characters, with the denomination 100元 (100 Yuan) below in bold numerals and Chinese character. The composition is rendered against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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China's commemorative gold program expanded aggressively in the early 1990s, and this issue was part of a broader FIFA World Cup series timed to the 1994 tournament held across nine American cities. The People's Bank of China produced both gold and silver versions in tiered denominations, targeting the international collector market rather than domestic circulation — these coins were never intended to pass hands at face value.
KM#523 is among the smaller gold pieces in the set, sharing production with a 10 yuan silver companion issue. Mintages for the gold denominations were tightly controlled, and surviving examples in original capsules with documentation command a meaningful premium over melt.