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5 Yuan Li ShiZhen
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China is depicted in high relief at the centre of the mirror-like proof field, featuring Tiananmen Gate surmounted by five stars and encircled by a wreath of grain ears tied at the base with a cogwheel. The circular legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper periphery in raised Chinese characters, while the date 1990 appears in Arabic numerals along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed portrait of Li Shizhen (1518–1593), the renowned Ming-dynasty physician and pharmacologist, seated in three-quarter view amid a naturalistic landscape setting. He is depicted in traditional scholar's robes and cap, holding a medicinal plant in his left hand and a writing brush in his right, with a basket of herbs and botanical specimens arranged around him; rocky outcroppings and flowering plants fill the lower field. The denomination 5元 appears in bold relief to the left of the central figure. The subject's name 李时珍 curves along the upper left in Chinese characters, while the life dates 公元1518－1593年 arc along the upper right. |
| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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