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100 Yuan Auspicious Culture
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 7.776 g |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | A pair of mandarin ducks rendered in fine relief, accompanied by twin lotus flowers in full bloom, surrounded by decorative lotus leaf motifs and scrolling foliate designs filling the heart-shaped field. The composition draws on traditional Chinese auspicious imagery symbolizing conjugal harmony and fidelity. The denomination 100 is inscribed within the design, complemented by Chinese characters. The overall decorative style reflects classical Chinese artistic conventions applied with meticulous engraving. |
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The "Auspicious Culture" gold series, issued by the People's Bank of China in the mid-2010s, drew on traditional festival symbolism tied to the lunar calendar — a deliberate pivot toward cultural programming after years of panda-dominated bullion issues. Mintages on these thematic pieces were tightly controlled, typically far below the panda series, which has made them disproportionately difficult to source in the secondary market.
The 7.776 gram weight corresponds to exactly one quarter of a Chinese tael (两), a unit of measure the PBC has used consistently across its fractional gold program since the 1980s.