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5 Yuan Silk Road - Musicians on Camel
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1996 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed high-relief composition evoking the cultural heritage of the ancient Silk Road, centring on a Bactrian camel depicted in a resting posture and filling the lower half of the field. Atop the camel's back, a group of Central Asian musicians — rendered in the Tang Dynasty artistic tradition — play instruments and gesture animatedly; one male figure raises his arm dramatically while another is seated playing a stringed instrument. In the upper left of the field, two elegantly draped female dancers are shown in flowing garments, one playing a wind instrument. The denomination 5元 appears vertically at the left of the field, and a decorative seal cartouche with Chinese characters is positioned to the right. |
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