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5 Yuan Goddess Kuan Yin
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Diameter | 14 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a stylized view of Putuo Mountain (普陀山), the sacred Buddhist island associated with Guanyin, rendered in high relief with radiating lines emanating from the summit to suggest divine light. The mountain is shown rising from rocky terrain, its forms rendered in a flowing, almost abstract manner. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper periphery in Chinese characters. The date 1993 appears in Arabic numerals along the lower rim in the exergue. |
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| Mintage | 1993 - Proof - 1,000 |
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The 1993 Kuan Yin gold series was part of China's deliberate push through the late 1980s and 1990s to produce small-denomination fractional gold issues aimed squarely at the international collector market. The People's Bank leaned heavily on Buddhist and Taoist iconography during this period as a calculated appeal to overseas Chinese buyers in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, where Kuan Yin carries deep devotional significance.
At 1/20 oz, this is the smallest fractional in the Kuan Yin lineup. Coins from this run were produced at the Shenzhen and Shanghai mints, and output figures were never disclosed with the transparency collectors would have preferred.