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5 Yuan Auspicious Culture
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 5 Yuan (5元, 伍圓) |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 2023 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is richly colored and depicts a decorative composition divided by interlocking curved panels evoking the yin-yang motif, filled with a vivid blue diaper-patterned background. A large, fully bloomed red peony with intertwined scrolling branches occupies the lower portion of the field, rendered in polychrome color application. A yellow and green butterfly in flight is positioned in the upper left field. The denomination 5元 appears at the lower left, and the auspicious inscription 平安喜乐 (peace and joy) is inscribed vertically along the right-hand panel in Chinese characters. The design as a whole reflects traditional Chinese iconography associated with good fortune and prosperity. |
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This piece belongs to China's long-running Auspicious Culture series, which draws on traditional folk symbols tied to the lunar calendar and ceremonial life — a program that has run in various forms since the 1990s and targets both domestic collectors and the overseas Chinese diaspora market. The series is issued by the People's Bank of China under its commemorative bullion program, distinct from the Panda issues in both intent and distribution channel.
The KM#2785 assignment places this among the more recently catalogued entries in Krause, reflecting how quickly China's commemorative output has expanded in the post-2010 period.