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50 Yuan Outlaws of the Marsh
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Weight | 155.5 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 2010 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a vivid colorized scene from the classic Chinese novel 'Water Margin' (水浒传), depicting two heroic warriors engaged in dramatic combat amid swirling stylized clouds and waves rendered in frosted relief. The two figures, dressed in traditional Song dynasty robes and armed with swords, are shown in dynamic poses conveying movement and martial intensity, with polychrome color application enhancing the narrative quality of the design. The denomination '50元' appears in the upper left field, and an inscription in Chinese characters runs along the upper right portion of the field. |
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The Outlaws of the Marsh series drew from one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, and the People's Bank issued multiple installments across several years, each release covering a distinct set of the 108 heroes central to the 14th-century text. The 2010 issue continues that sequence. These large-format silver pieces were produced in relatively modest mintages by Chinese commemorative standards, and secondary market premiums have historically tracked closely with collector interest in the literary series as a whole rather than fluctuating independently by year.