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100 Yuan Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and Kong Family Mansion
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China occupies the center of the obverse in high relief, depicting Tiananmen Gate beneath a semicircular arrangement of five stars, the whole framed by symmetrical ears of grain tied at the base by a cogwheel. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) curves along the upper periphery in incuse Chinese characters. The date 2017 is inscribed in the lower exergue. The finely worked mirror field provides strong contrast to the relief devices, consistent with proof-quality production. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a formal portrait of Confucius in three-quarter view facing left, depicted in flowing scholarly robes and a traditional guanmao cap, executed in finely detailed high relief against a polished field. The inscription 孔子 (Kǒngzǐ, Confucius) is placed in the upper left field in Chinese characters. The denomination 100元 appears in the lower left field. The composition conveys the solemnity and cultural authority befitting the sage, with careful attention to the rendering of drapery folds and facial features. |
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