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5 Yuan Auspicious Matters, Piedfort
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Monument to the People's Heroes (人民英雄纪念碑), depicted in high relief rising from a stylized floral arrangement of peonies and foliage, with radiating sunburst lines emanating from behind the monument filling the field. The circular legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) is inscribed around the upper periphery in Chinese characters, with the date 1997 positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts a plump, auspicious child (童子) rendered in traditional Chinese folk art style, holding a large carp fish in his arms amid lotus flowers, leaves, and buds — a classical symbol of good fortune and abundance. The legend 吉祥如意 (may all your wishes come true) appears in Chinese characters around the upper portion of the field. The denomination 5元 is inscribed in the lower field, with the design executed in fine relief characteristic of piedfort coinage. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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