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50 Yuan Celebrating Spring
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 50 Yuan (50元, 伍拾圆) |
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| Obverse description | Central design features an ornate traditional Chinese palace gate (likely Tian'anmen) rendered in fine detail, surrounded by radiating sunburst lines extending to the coin's rim. The national title 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) is inscribed in Chinese characters around the upper periphery. The date 1997 appears in the exergue below the central motif. |
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| Reverse description | Lively scene depicting traditionally costumed children celebrating the Chinese Spring Festival: a central figure holds an ornamental lantern aloft while flanking children set off firecrackers, rendered in high-relief sculptural style evoking folk painting traditions. Decorative Chinese New Year elements including a table with offerings appear in the left field. The denomination 50元 is inscribed in the upper right field, and the Chinese legend 迎春图 (Welcoming Spring) appears along the lower left periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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