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100 Yuan 80th Anniversary of the 1911 Revolution
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 辛亥革命八十周年纪念 1911-1991 |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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The 1911 Revolution — the Xinhai Revolution — ended over two millennia of imperial rule in China and brought down the Qing dynasty, leading to the establishment of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen. The PRC's decision to commemorate this event in 1991 carried an unmistakable political subtext: Beijing claiming historical continuity with the revolutionary movement despite the Republic of China government surviving on Taiwan. One troy ounce of .999 gold in a commemorative format was a deliberate prestige instrument aimed squarely at overseas Chinese collectors and international buyers during a period of aggressive expansion in Chinese numismatic exports.