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5 Yuan Phoenix
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse description | The iconic Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) rendered in fine relief occupies the central field, depicted in a frontal architectural elevation with intricate detail. The country name in Chinese characters arcs along the upper legend, while the date 2023 appears in the lower exergue. The design follows the standard format established for Chinese commemorative coinage of this era. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 2023 |
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China's annual lunar and zodiac bullion programs have become among the most systematically collected modern issues in the world, largely because the People's Bank of China strictly limits mintages and releases precise figures — a transparency unusual among state mints. The Phoenix series specifically draws on the fenghuang, a mythological bird in Chinese tradition associated with the empress as counterpart to the dragon's imperial masculine symbolism, a pairing with roots in Han dynasty iconography.
The 2023 release falls within an expanded silver fractional program that the PBC accelerated post-2020 to meet surging domestic collector demand.