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50 Yuan First Record of Comets
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1994 |
| Reverse description | The reverse portrays a robed Han dynasty astronomer or court official standing in the right field, gazing upward toward a comet with a distinctive tail arcing across the upper portion of the design, accompanied by a crescent moon and stylized celestial imagery. In the left field, a subordinate figure is shown presenting a scroll or tablet, with additional decorative elements suggesting an imperial court setting. A Chinese inscription identifying the subject as the first recorded observation of a comet appears in the upper left field, with the denomination numeral 50 positioned at the right. The composition commemorates the earliest known Chinese record of a comet sighting, dating to approximately 2000 BCE, as noted by the inscription 公元前2000年. |
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| Mintage | 1994 - - 1,200 |
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