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5 Yuan Eluanbi Lighthouse
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 5 Yuan (5元, 伍圓) |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 2004 |
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| Reverse lettering | 宝岛台湾－鹅銮鼻 5元 |
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Eluanbi Lighthouse, at Taiwan's southernmost tip, was built in 1883 under Qing dynasty administration and fortified with gun emplacements — an unusual combination that earned it the nickname "East Asia's strongest fortress lighthouse." China's inclusion of it on a circulating coin issued from Beijing carries an unmistakable political dimension, asserting territorial claim through the mundane medium of pocket change.