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3 Yuan Twenty-Four Solar Terms-Stories, Grain in Ear
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2653 |
| Obverse description | Central field features a finely detailed composition of bundled wheat and rice stalks arranged diagonally, accompanied by blossoming plum branches with open five-petalled flowers and buds, evoking the seasonal abundance of the Grain in Ear solar term. A traditional wooden sundial post is visible to the right, referencing the ancient Chinese timekeeping instrument associated with the Twenty-Four Solar Terms series. The vertical Chinese legend 中華人民共和國 (People's Republic of China) appears in raised characters along the left border. The date 2022 is inscribed in the lower right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 2022 |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a colorized depiction of two anthropomorphic tiger cubs dressed in wide-brimmed straw hats, engaged in agricultural labor amid a field of ripened grain, referencing the solar term Grain in Ear (芒种, Mángzhòng). The foreground tiger cub carries a bundle of wheat stalks, while the second cub is shown receding toward a large millstone in the upper field, rendered with a holographic iridescent background evoking a lush paddy landscape. The Chinese inscription 芒种 (Grain in Ear) appears in the upper left corner. The denomination 3元 is inscribed in raised characters at the lower right. |
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