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5 Yuan 70th Anniversary of Changchun Film Studio
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 5 Yuan (5元, 伍圓) |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China is depicted centrally, showing Tiananmen Gate surmounted by a large five-pointed star flanked by four smaller stars, all within a circular frame of wheat ears tied at the base with a cogwheel. The national title legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) is inscribed in Chinese characters along the upper periphery. The date 2015 appears in the lower exergue in Arabic numerals. The overall design is rendered in a polished, medallic style against a mirror field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dynamic compositional scene commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Changchun Film Studio, depicting architectural and thematic elements associated with the studio's heritage, including representations of the Changchun Movie Wonderland and imagery referencing the studio's cinematic legacy. Decorative ribbons and celebratory design elements frame the central motif. Inscriptions in Chinese characters denote the commemorative subject and the face value. The design is executed in high relief with fine detail against a frosted background. |
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The Changchun Film Studio, established in 1945 in what had been a Japanese puppet-state production facility in Manchukuo, became the first major state-owned film studio of the People's Republic after 1949. It produced China's first feature film under the new government, Bridge, in 1949, and its early output was instrumental in shaping socialist realist cinema during the Mao years. The studio's significance in the official cultural narrative made it a natural subject for a commemorative issue on its seventieth anniversary.
The coin belongs to a broader series of Chinese silver commemoratives issued under the half-ounce (.999) 5 Yuan format that proliferated through the 2010s.