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100 Yuan 50th Anniversary of Anti-Japanese War
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a prominent foreground depiction of a stone guardian lion (shishi) seated on a carved pedestal, representing the famous Marco Polo Bridge (Lugou Bridge) in Beijing, which extends diagonally across the middle ground adorned with stone balustrades and statues. In the upper field, a dynamic scene in relief portrays Chinese soldiers charging in battle, evoking the resistance against Japanese forces. The denomination '100元' is inscribed in the right-center field, while the circumscription '中国抗日战争胜利五十周年纪念' (Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Victory in China's War of Resistance Against Japan) arcs along the upper border. The inscription '北京 芦沟桥' (Beijing Lugou Bridge) appears in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 中国抗日战争胜利五十周年纪念 100元 北京 芦沟桥 |
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Issued in 1995 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Japan's formal surrender on September 2, 1945, this coin belongs to a commemorative program that coincided with a period of deliberately heightened official memory-making in the PRC. The Chinese government used the anniversary to reinforce the Communist Party's narrative of wartime leadership — a contested history, given that Nationalist forces bore the bulk of conventional combat against Japanese troops throughout the eight-year conflict.
Mintage for this issue was tightly controlled, as was standard for Chinese gold commemoratives of the 1990s aimed primarily at export collector markets.