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100 Yuan Year of the Tiger, Platinum
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China occupies the upper central field, depicting the Tiananmen Gate surmounted by five stars and encircled by a wreath of grain ears with a cogwheel at the base. Decorative scrollwork ornaments flank the emblem to the lower left and lower right. The legend 中华人民共和国 (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo, meaning People's Republic of China) is inscribed in Chinese characters across the lower field, with the date 1998 below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1998 |
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China's platinum lunar issues from the 1990s were produced in extremely limited quantities — typically under 1,000 pieces annually — largely targeting overseas collectors rather than domestic circulation, as private platinum ownership in China remained heavily restricted during this period. The 1998 Tiger falls at the midpoint of the second lunar cycle in the platinum series, which ran from 1990 through 2001.
Mintage figures for this specific issue remain inconsistently documented across major references, with some auction records suggesting production may have been as low as 500 pieces.