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5 Yuan Tao Ying Ding (Pottery eagle tripod)
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Weight | 15 g |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 2023 - Proof - 20,000 |
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Part of China's ongoing "Tao" cultural relics bullion series, this issue draws from the tradition of bronze and ceramic ritual vessels that defined Zhou-dynasty ceremonial practice. The ying ding — an eagle-form tripod — occupies a specific niche within that typology, distinct from the more familiar round ding, and its appearance on a state-issued silver coin reflects the People's Bank's deliberate policy since the 1990s of anchoring precious metal issues to museum-held antiquities rather than abstract national symbols.