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5 Yuan Javelin
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2379 |
| Obverse description | Central field features the official colorized emblem of the 7th CISM Military World Games, depicting a stylized swoosh in red and blue incorporating five stars, set against a polished silver background. The inscription 'WUHAN 2019' appears prominently below the emblem, with '7th CISM Military World Games' inscribed beneath in Latin script. The legend '中华人民共和国' (People's Republic of China) encircles the upper portion of the coin in Chinese characters, while the year '2019' is inscribed at the base. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued as part of China's ongoing Olympic sports commemorative program, this piece was released in 2019 in anticipation of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games promotional cycle — though javelin itself is a Summer Olympics discipline, rooting it firmly in the broader athletic series rather than any single Games. The People's Bank of China has issued sports-themed silver commemoratives in this weight class since the 1980s, with collector demand driven almost entirely by the domestic market.