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25 Yuan Goddess Kuan Yin
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#789, Y#527 |
| Obverse description | Central design features a finely detailed frontal view of the Putuoshan (普陀山) temple gate, a celebrated Buddhist pilgrimage site in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, rendered in high relief with elaborate traditional Chinese architectural elements including multi-tiered pagoda rooflines, decorative eaves, and arched passageways. The Chinese legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper field in Chinese characters. Below the architectural motif, the inscription 普陀山 identifies the sacred site, with the date 1995 appearing in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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The 1995 Kuan Yin gold series occupied an unusual position in China's bullion program — deliberately positioned outside the Panda series to attract a separate collector base, both domestically and across Southeast Asian markets where Kuan Yin holds deep religious significance. The People's Bank issued these in relatively modest quantities compared to the mainstream Panda issues, and the series was discontinued, making mid-1990s dates harder to source than their initial mintages might suggest.