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100 Yuan Fu, Lu, and Shou, Gold Bullion
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Obverse description | A highly detailed proof-finish depiction of a prominent watchtower section of the Great Wall of China occupies the central field, rendered with fine relief showing the coursed stonework of the battlements, parapet walls, and flanking wall sections receding into a mountainous landscape with vegetation. The Chinese legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) curves along the upper periphery in bold Chinese characters. The date 1993 appears in the lower field in serif numerals, set within the polished exergual area. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1993 |
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The Fu Lu Shou series occupied a distinct niche in China's early bullion program — issued not primarily for foreign investors but for the domestic gift market, where coins bearing the three star gods of fortune, prosperity, and longevity carried genuine cultural currency. The 1993 issue appeared during a period of rapid expansion in the People's Bank's commemorative output, when annual gold coin releases were proliferating faster than the secondary market could absorb them.
KM#508 is frequently conflated with other Fu Lu Shou issues from adjacent years; the series ran with minimal design variation, which complicates attribution without reference to edge lettering or original packaging.