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100 Yuan Foundation of China Agricultural Bank
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts two giant pandas in a naturalistic setting, one seated and one reclining, both engaged in feeding on bamboo shoots, rendered in high relief with fine detailing of fur texture. The denomination 100 元 appears in the upper field, flanked by decorative elements. The fineness and weight inscription 1/4oz Au.999 is positioned in the lower central field. The legend IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FOUNDATION OF AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA CO. LTD. arcs along the outer periphery in Latin characters. |
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The Agricultural Bank of China traces its modern institutional form to a 1979 re-establishment under Deng Xiaoping's rural reform program, separating agricultural credit functions from the People's Bank of China as part of the broader dismantling of the monobank system. This commemorative marks the bank's formal founding anniversary and was issued the year ABC completed preparations for what would become one of the largest IPOs in history — its 2010 Shanghai and Hong Kong dual listing raised approximately $22.1 billion USD, briefly the world's largest public offering at the time.