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150 Yuan Year of the Rat
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Weight | 8 g |
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| Obverse description | Central motif depicting Qianmen (Front Gate), the historic Ming Dynasty watchtower gate of Beijing, rendered in fine detail with its multi-tiered pagoda superstructure atop a massive crenellated stone platform, flanked by decorative wall parapets and framed by stylized trees and rocks at the base. The Chinese characters 前門 (Qianmen) appear to the upper right of the gate, with the cyclical characters 甲子 (jiǎzǐ, denoting the Year of the Rat in the sexagenary cycle) inscribed to the left. The legend 北京 (Beijing) and the date 1984 appear in the lower field. The design is contained within a fine beaded inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 前門 甲子 北京 1984 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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