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50 Yuan Sailing Mast and Crow's Nest Invention
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | A large Chinese junk sailing vessel is depicted in the central field, shown in profile with fully rigged masts and sails, commemorating the ancient Chinese invention of the sailing mast and crow's nest. The national emblem of the People's Republic of China appears in the upper right field within a circular cartouche. An inscription in Chinese characters to the upper right of the ship identifies the invention, with the denomination 50元 inscribed at the lower right. The overall composition is rendered in finely detailed relief against a polished field. |
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| Mintage | 1994 - - 1,200 |
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