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50 Yuan Auspicious Matters
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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Issued as part of China's late-1990s expansion of its collector coin program, this piece belongs to a series that deliberately drew on traditional auspicious symbols tied to the lunar calendar and folk culture — a deliberate positioning of the mint's output toward the growing overseas Chinese collector market rather than domestic circulation. The People's Bank accelerated production of such high-weight silver issues through 1998 and 1999, capitalizing on demand from Hong Kong and Southeast Asian buyers following the 1997 handover.
At 155.55 grams — exactly five troy ounces — the specification was chosen to align with international bullion coin conventions familiar to Western dealers.