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100 Yuan Auspicious Culture
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A large stylised koi carp rendered in fine detail occupies the central field, depicted leaping amid rolling waves and decorative swirls in a traditional Chinese artistic style. Blooming lotus flowers and lily pads frame the composition to the upper left and right, symbolising good fortune and abundance. The auspicious inscription 年年有余 (May you have abundance year after year) appears along the upper border in Chinese characters. The denomination 100元 is inscribed in the upper left field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Part of China's long-running "Auspicious Culture" gold series, which draws from traditional folk iconography tied to the lunar calendar and classical blessing symbols. The 2015 issue was produced by the China Gold Coin Corporation under authorization of the People's Bank of China, which has managed commemorative coin programs as both cultural projects and controlled-mintage investment vehicles since the early 1980s.
Mintage figures for this series are tightly capped — typically in the low thousands — a deliberate policy to sustain secondary market premiums.