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5 Yuan Acupuncture, Silver Bullion
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | A section of the Great Wall of China is depicted in the central field, rendered in detailed relief with its characteristic crenellated battlements and watchtower rising prominently above the wall's parapet. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) is inscribed in Chinese characters arcing across the upper portion of the coin. The date 1995 appears in the lower exergue in Arabic numerals. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1995 |
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Part of China's broader push in the early 1990s to produce thematic silver issues for the international collector market, this piece belongs to a series celebrating traditional Chinese medicine — a subject chosen partly for its export appeal to Western buyers newly interested in alternative health practices. The People's Bank issued several distinct TCM-themed coins across this period, and production numbers were kept deliberately modest to sustain secondary market demand.
The .900 fineness is atypical for Chinese silver bullion of this era, which more commonly used .999; the alloy choice here reflects older minting conventions carried over from the proof collector series rather than any bullion standard.