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5 Yuan Goddess Kuan Yin
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 5 Yuan (5元, 伍圓) |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1994 |
| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of the Buddhist bodhisattva Guanyin (Kuan Yin), the Goddess of Mercy, depicted in three-quarter view facing left, robed in flowing drapery and bearing a sacred vessel in her left hand. A circular nimbus surrounds her head, conveying her divine status. The vertical Chinese inscription 观世音菩萨 (Guanyin Bodhisattva) appears in the left field, while the denomination 5元 is inscribed at the upper right. The design is rendered in fine proof finish with frosted relief against a mirror-polished field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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