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100 Yuan Magpies Painting
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Within a dodecagonal (12-sided) gold field, a detailed architectural rendering of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing is depicted in low relief, framed by a traditional Chinese palatial setting with surrounding trees and foreground detail. The inscription 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper interior border in Chinese characters. The date 1994 appears in the lower field, with the issuer's name 中国人民银行 positioned at the lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two magpies rendered in a classical Chinese painting style, perched and in motion among flowering plum branches against a plain polished field. The composition evokes the traditional ink-wash painting aesthetic, with fine incised detail on the birds' plumage and the gnarled branches. A vertical inscription in Chinese characters appears to the upper right of the design. The denomination 100元 is inscribed in the lower field in a combination of Arabic numerals and Chinese characters. |
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| Reverse lettering | 喜鹊登梅 100元 |
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