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50 Yuan Taiwan Scenery
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Thickness | 1.85 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a finely detailed depiction of the Great Wall of China stretching diagonally across a mountainous landscape, with a prominent watchtower rendered in high relief at center-right and the fortified wall receding into the distance at left. The scene is executed in a detailed engraving style against a smooth, mirror-like field. The curved legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) is inscribed along the upper periphery in Chinese characters. The date 1990 appears in the lower field beneath the landscape. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a tall multi-tiered pagoda — the Ci'en Pagoda (慈恩塔) at Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) in Taiwan — depicted in fine relief rising above a rolling mountainous landscape. Stylized clouds are engraved in the upper field to either side of the pagoda's upper stories. To the right of the tower, a vertical two-column inscription reads 日月潭 / 鳳凰塔 identifying the scenic location. The denomination 50元 is inscribed in the lower field beneath the landscape. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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