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50 Yuan Silk Road - Water Vendor
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#975, PCGS#410009 |
| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China occupies the central field, depicting Tiananmen Gate surmounted by one large and four smaller five-pointed stars, all enclosed within a wreath of grain ears tied at the base. The emblem is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. The circular legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) runs along the upper periphery in Chinese characters, while the date 1996 appears in Arabic numerals at the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1996 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed figural composition depicts a robed Buddhist monk — evoking the Tang dynasty pilgrim Xuanzang — striding to the right, carrying a tall wooden book-rack laden with scrolls upon his back and a fly-whisk in his extended hand. In the middle ground to the right, a camel caravan traverses a desert dune beneath a tent structure, evoking the atmosphere of the ancient Silk Road. The Chinese inscription 取经图 (Scene of Fetching the Scriptures) appears in the upper right field, and the denomination 50元 is inscribed in bold characters at the lower right. |
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