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50 Yuan Lady Guoguo's Spring Outing
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 50 Yuan (50元, 伍拾圆) |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
| Reverse lettering | 50元 唐·虢国夫人游春图 |
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Lady Guoguo was the elder sister of Yang Guifei, the celebrated consort of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty. The original painting attributed to Zhang Xuan — depicting the spring excursion of court ladies on horseback — dates to the 8th century, though the most famous surviving version is a Song dynasty copy now held in the Liaoning Provincial Museum. This coin belongs to China's ongoing series reproducing classical paintings in high-relief silver, a program launched in the 1980s that drew considerable collector interest both domestically and in international markets.
The 151.5g planchet allows the engravers room that smaller bullion formats simply cannot accommodate.