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50 Yuan 60th Anniversary of the Founding of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national emblem of the People's Republic of China centrally positioned in the field, depicting Tiananmen Gate beneath five stars arranged in an arc, flanked by ears of grain and encircled by a cogwheel at the base, rendered in high relief. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) is inscribed in Chinese characters around the upper periphery, following the curve of the coin. The date 2014 appears in the lower exergue in Arabic numerals. The design is executed in polished proof finish with frosted devices contrasting against mirror fields. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 2014 |
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The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps — known domestically as Bingtuan — was established in 1954 under orders from Mao Zedong, primarily to settle demobilized PLA soldiers along China's northwestern frontier and reinforce Han presence in a strategically sensitive region bordering the Soviet Union. By 2014, the Corps had grown into a semi-autonomous administrative entity of roughly 2.7 million people, operating its own courts, police, and legislative apparatus entirely outside the Xinjiang regional government's authority. This coin marks the 60th anniversary of that founding.
At 155.52 grams, this is a 5-troy-ounce issue — a format the People's Bank used selectively for commemoratives it intended as prestige collectibles rather than circulation pieces.