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1000 Yuan Year of the Horse
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Value | 1000 Yuan (1000元) |
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| Obverse description | Central view of the Dacheng Hall (大成殿) of the Confucius Temple in Qufu, rendered in fine relief with elaborate architectural detail including a multi-tiered tiled roof, ornamental balustrades, and a broad ceremonial staircase. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper periphery in Chinese characters. Below the building, the inscription 曲阜大成殿 identifies the depicted structure, with the year 1990 appearing in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 1990 Chinese Lunar Gold series 1000 Yuan kilo piece was produced at a moment when the People's Bank of China was aggressively expanding its bullion program to attract foreign hard currency — a priority sharpened considerably by the economic isolation that followed the Tiananmen Square crackdown in June 1989. Mintages on these kilo issues were kept extremely low, typically in the hundreds rather than thousands.
The Horse year holds particular commercial appeal in Southeast Asian and overseas Chinese markets, historically driving secondary-market premiums above comparable lunar issues.