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25 Yuan Hoopoe Bird
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Reverse description | A colorized hoopoe bird (戴胜鸟) is depicted in vivid polychrome enamel, perched among blooming magnolia flowers and buds that fill the field in rich pink and red tones against a mirror-polished background. The bird is rendered in naturalistic detail, its distinctive fan-shaped crest prominently displayed, with iridescent plumage in tones of orange, black, and teal. The Chinese characters 戴胜鸟 (hoopoe bird) are inscribed vertically to the left of the central motif in raised gold. The denomination 25元 appears along the lower border in raised Chinese characters and numerals. |
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| Reverse lettering | 戴胜鸟 25元 |
| Edge | Reeded |
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