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100 Yuan Mount Jiuhua
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national emblem of the People's Republic of China, depicting Tiananmen Gate surmounted by five stars and framed by ears of grain bound with a ribbon at the base. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper periphery in Chinese characters. The date 2015 appears in the lower exergue. The design is rendered in high-relief proof finish against a mirror-like field. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese/Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central composition presents a highly detailed, high-relief depiction of a bodhisattva effigy, identified as Ksitigarbha (地藏菩萨), the patron deity of Mount Jiuhua, one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. The figure is shown in frontal bust, adorned with an elaborate jeweled crown and flowing robes rendered in fine engraved detail, with decorative floral and scrollwork motifs filling the background field. The denomination 100元 appears to the right in the field. A vertical Chinese inscription identifying the sacred site runs along the upper right periphery. The proof surface accentuates the intricate sculptural relief of the devotional imagery. |
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