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5 Yuan Goddess Kuan Yin, Piedfort
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Diameter | 33 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central view of the main gate of Putuoshan (普陀山) temple, rendered in fine detail with a multi-tiered ornamental roof and flanking walls. The national legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper field in Chinese characters. The inscription 普陀山 appears below the temple structure, with the year of issue 1996 in the exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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The piedfort format — double the standard planchet thickness — was applied to this issue as part of China's broader push through the 1990s to capture the international collector market, particularly in North America and Europe where piedforts carried strong numismatic cachet. The China Mint Company was aggressively expanding its precious-metal proof program during this period, often producing piedfort variants in extremely limited quantities alongside standard issues.
KM#P26 remains one of the less-documented entries in the piedfort subset of Chinese silver issues, with reliable mintage figures difficult to confirm independently.