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50 Yuan Excavation of the Terra-cotta Army
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1993 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark the twentieth anniversary of the accidental discovery of the Qin Shi Huang mausoleum complex by farmers digging a well near Xi'an in 1974, this coin appeared at a moment when Chinese commemorative gold programs were still establishing their international footing. The find itself — now understood to encompass roughly 8,000 figures across three pits — had been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site only four years before this coin was struck.
The half-ounce format places it within the PBC's broader 1993 archaeological series, which drew significant collector interest in Western markets during a period of rapid expansion in Chinese-themed precious metal issues.