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20 Yuan Along the River During the Qingming Festival
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1184 |
| Obverse description | Central depiction of a towering multi-tiered pagoda and traditional Chinese palatial architecture, rendered in high relief against a cloud-filled field. The national title 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) appears as a legend along the upper border, with the year of issue 1998 inscribed to the left. The denomination 20元 is positioned in the lower right field. The composition faithfully evokes the monumental architectural imagery of the classical Song Dynasty painting 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival.' |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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This coin belongs to a series issued by the People's Bank of China commemorating the Song dynasty handscroll Qingming Shanghe Tu, attributed to Zhang Zeduan and dating to the early 12th century. The painting survives in the Palace Museum, Beijing, and depicts the capital Bianjing — modern Kaifeng — during the Northern Song period. It is one of the most reproduced images in Chinese art history, and the Chinese government has returned to it repeatedly as a subject for precious metal issues across multiple decades.
The 1998 issue was produced at a point when the China Gold Coin Corporation was aggressively expanding its commemorative silver program into international collector markets.