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5 Yuan United Nations Environmental Protection
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China occupies the central field, depicting Tiananmen Gate surmounted by five stars and encircled by a wreath of grain stalks tied with a ribbon at the base. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper periphery in Chinese characters. The date 1992 appears in the exergue below the emblem, rendered against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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Issued as part of China's broader commemorative program tied to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development — the Rio Earth Summit — this coin was produced in the lead-up to an event that China participated in as a signatory to both the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity. Beijing used the summit as an opportunity to signal environmental engagement at a moment when its industrialization was accelerating sharply.
The .900 silver series of Chinese 5 yuan commemoratives from this period were struck in relatively modest quantities and distributed largely through international coin dealers rather than domestic circulation channels.