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50 Yuan Auspicious Matters - Traditional Chinese Mascot
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Huabiao, the ornate ceremonial marble pillar of traditional Chinese imperial architecture, its shaft decorated in relief with a coiling dragon amid scrolling clouds. The pillar rises from a luxuriant arrangement of blooming peony flowers rendered in finely detailed relief against a mirror-polished field with radiating line engraving emanating from the central motif. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper periphery in Chinese characters, with the date 1997 inscribed at the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Central design portrays a chubby, auspicious infant boy — a traditional Chinese New Year mascot — astride a large carp rendered in fine relief, a classic motif symbolizing abundance and good fortune (吉祥有余). The child, depicted with a topknot tied with ribbons, embraces the fish while lotus blossoms, buds, and aquatic plants fill the surrounding field, all set against a deeply mirrored proof background. The legend 吉庆有余 arcs around the upper field in Chinese characters, and the denomination 50元 is inscribed at the lower portion of the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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