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5 Yuan Cai Wenji
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China is centrally displayed, featuring Tiananmen Gate surmounted by five stars — one large star flanked by four smaller ones — all within a wreath of grain ears tied at the base with a ribbon incorporating a cogwheel. The circular legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) is inscribed in Chinese characters around the upper periphery of the field. The date 1992 appears in Arabic numerals below the emblem in the lower field. The coin exhibits a mirror-like proof finish with deeply frosted devices. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese/Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a finely detailed high-relief portrait of Cai Wenji (蔡文姬), the celebrated Han dynasty poetess and musician, shown seated in three-quarter view and playing a guqin (ancient Chinese zither) positioned before her. She is rendered in traditional Han robes with an elaborate coiffure, her figure occupying the right-center field. To the left stands a multi-tiered oil lamp on a tall stand, and an excerpt from her lament poetry is inscribed in vertical Chinese characters in the central field. The inscription 姬文蔡 (Cai Wenji) appears across the upper field, flanked by her approximate life dates 约公元177–254年 on the right. The denomination 5元 is inscribed at the lower right of the field. |
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