100 Yuan Romance of 3 Kingdoms - Seated Guan Yu

Part of a multi-year gold and silver series the People's Bank of China issued through the 1990s drawing on the Four Great Classical Novels, this particular release focuses on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, attributed to Luo Guanzhong and written in the 14th century around events of the 2nd–3rd century AD. Guan Yu, the general-turned-deity of the Han–Wei transition period, was deified in official Chinese religion by the Sui dynasty and later elevated to the rank of god of war under the Wanli Emperor in 1614.

Mintage for this issue was capped at 2,500 pieces.