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100 Yuan Unicorn
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | A standing adult Western unicorn with an elaborate floral mane adorned with blossoms faces left in the upper field, gazing down toward a recumbent foal unicorn in the lower center. A decorative spray of roses and flowers occupies the lower exergue area. The denomination 100元 appears to the left of the central design. The bilingual legend 中美吉祥物麒麟 arcs along the upper periphery in Chinese characters, followed by the Latin inscription UNICORN to the right. |
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The Chinese Unicorn series launched in 1994 as a direct competitor to established bullion programs like the Gold Panda, targeting collectors rather than pure bullion buyers. The 1995 issue is the second year of the series and already shows lower mintage figures than the inaugural release — a pattern that continued as the series struggled to gain traction in Western markets despite strong domestic interest.
Struck at the Shenzhen Guobao Mint, these were among the first Chinese gold issues where mintage figures were deliberately withheld from official publications for several years after release, complicating early auction records.