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5 Yuan Goddess Kuan Yin
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1993 |
| Reverse description | A bust-length effigy of the Bodhisattva Guanyin (Kuan Yin) faces left, rendered in fine relief, adorned with an elaborate headdress, flowing robes, and jewelry, holding a small object before her. A circular nimbus frames the figure from behind. The denomination 5元 appears to the upper left of the figure, with the fineness and weight inscription Au 1/20 OZ .999 below it, and the Shanghai Mint privy mark at lower left. The vertical Chinese legend 观世音菩萨 (Guanyin Bodhisattva) is inscribed along the right periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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