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100 Yuan Year of the Dragon, Platinum
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Value | 100 Yuan (100元, 壹佰圆) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Mintage | 1988 - Proof; Shanghai Mint - 2,000 |
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China's platinum bullion program launched in 1987, making 1988 only the second year of issue for the series. The People's Bank of China produced these in extremely limited quantities — platinum Lunar issues from this period routinely had mintages under 2,000 pieces — partly because platinum commanded a price premium over gold at the time, sharply limiting collector demand.
The 1988 series coincided with platinum's peak price relative to gold; spot platinum briefly exceeded $650/oz that year.