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20 Yuan Zhang Fei Temple
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 20 Yuan (20元, 贰拾圆) |
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| Reverse description | Panoramic scene of the Yangtze River gorges, depicting towering sheer cliffs rising dramatically on both sides of a narrow river channel, with a small vessel navigating the waters in the lower central field, evoking the grandeur of the Three Gorges. The denomination 20元 and fineness mark .999 Ag appear along the lower border, accompanied by the weight indication 2oz. |
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| Reverse lettering | 长江三峡图 20元 .999 Ag 2oz |
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Zhang Fei Temple, located at Yunyang on the Yangtze River in Chongqing municipality, was already slated for flooding by the Three Gorges Dam project when this coin was struck. The 1996 issue was part of China's broader program of commemorating sites facing permanent inundation — the temple complex was subsequently dismantled and reconstructed on higher ground between 2002 and 2003, roughly 32 kilometers upstream from its original location.
The two-troy-ounce silver format places this alongside China's larger commemorative issues of the mid-1990s, a series that attracted significant speculative buying from Western collectors at the time of issue.