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50 Yuan Silk Fabric
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese/Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a graceful female figure in traditional Han dynasty robes standing in the central field, holding a basket, representing a silk worker. In the background, a scenic vignette illustrates various stages of traditional silk production, including the cultivation of mulberry leaves and sericulture activities. The denomination 50 and currency unit 元 are inscribed in the lower right field. A Chinese legend appears along the left side of the design referencing silk culture. The overall composition is executed in a refined pictorial style characteristic of Chinese commemorative gold coinage. |
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China's silk-themed gold issues of the 1990s were produced under the China Gold Coin Incorporation, which managed distribution through a period when Beijing was aggressively expanding its commemorative bullion program for export markets — primarily Japan and Southeast Asia. Mintages on these silk fabric pieces were tightly controlled, typically in the low thousands, though precise figures for the 1994 issue remain inconsistently documented across major references.
The series drew on China's designation of silk production as a cultural heritage industry following UNESCO discussions in the early 1990s.