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25 Yuan Goddess Kuan Yin
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | A detailed high-relief rendering of a section of the Great Wall of China occupies the central field, depicted winding dramatically over mountainous terrain with a watchtower prominent at the upper center. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper periphery in Chinese characters. The date 1994 appears in Arabic numerals along the lower exergue. The design employs a frosted relief against a mirror-polished field, characteristic of proof coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The Bodhisattva Guanyin (觀世音菩薩) is depicted seated in a meditative lotus position at center, robed in flowing drapery with an elaborate crown and halo encircling her head. Her right hand is raised in a gesture of blessing while her left hand holds a willow branch, a traditional iconographic attribute. The vertical inscription 觀世音菩薩 appears in Chinese characters along the left field. The denomination 25元 is inscribed in the lower right field in Arabic numerals accompanied by the Chinese character 元. The overall composition is rendered in frosted high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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