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5 Yuan Goddess Kuan Yin
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Weight | 15.51 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a finely detailed depiction of the ornate stone memorial archway (pailou) of Putuoshan, the sacred Buddhist island mountain, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The circular legend reads 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) in Chinese characters arranged along the upper periphery. Below the architectural motif, the inscription 普陀山 (Putuoshan) appears above the date 1997 in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | Central device presents an elegant frontal effigy of Guanyin (Kuan Yin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion, depicted in the classical Chinese sculptural style with a jewelled crown, flowing robes, and a beaded necklace. A circular nimbus surrounds her head, and she is shown holding a vase in her left hand while her right hand extends outward bearing a sprig of sacred willow. The vertical inscription 观世音菩萨 (Guanshiyin Pusa, Bodhisattva Guanyin) appears along the left field, and the denomination 5元 is inscribed at the upper right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 观世音菩萨 5元 |
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