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5 Yuan Lao Zi
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#121, Y#90 |
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| Reverse lettering | 公元前580 公元前500年 老子 5元 |
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| Mint | Shenyang Mint |
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Part of China's early commemorative silver program, this piece belongs to a 1985 series honoring ancient Chinese philosophers — a deliberate cultural rehabilitation project following decades in which Confucian and Taoist thinkers had been officially condemned during the Cultural Revolution. The choice of Laozi, foundational figure of Taoism and attributed author of the Tao Te Ching, carried real ideological weight so soon after the Maoist period.
Struck at a time when the People's Bank was still finding its footing in the international collector coin market, these early issues were produced in relatively modest quantities and distributed largely through foreign numismatic channels rather than domestically.