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5 Yuan Lotus-Crane Square Pot
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2845 |
| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China occupies the central field, depicting the Gate of Tiananmen above a decorative base, encircled by a wreath of grain ears surmounted by a large five-pointed star flanked by four smaller stars. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper periphery in Chinese characters. The four-digit date 2024 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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The Lotus-Crane Square Pot derives its imagery from a celebrated bronze ritual vessel unearthed in 1923 at Xinzheng, Henan — a Zhou dynasty piece so technically accomplished that it upended scholarly assumptions about the period's metalworking capabilities. China's commemorative silver program has repeatedly drawn on this object, treating it as a kind of touchstone for the continuity between ancient craft and modern minting.