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50 Yuan Year of the Goat
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized ruyi (如意) decorative motif rendered in high relief, flanked by symmetrical scrollwork and cloud-pattern ornamentation in traditional Chinese artistic style. The national title 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) is inscribed in Chinese characters along the upper periphery, with the date 2003 appearing in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a polychrome colorized goat standing in a naturalistic pose, rendered in fine detail with distinctive curved horns, a robust body, and hooved legs, occupying the central field against a plain gold ground. The Chinese characters 癸未年 (Guiwei Year) are inscribed vertically to the left, denoting the relevant year of the Chinese sexagenary cycle. The face value 50元 appears in the lower right field. |
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China's Lunar Gold series has been issued annually since 1981, making the 2003 Goat one entry in a long-running program that has attracted systematic collector demand rather than any particular numismatic singularity. The eighth animal in the twelve-year zodiac cycle, the goat year recurs with mechanical regularity — this is simply the third such issue in the modern series, following 1979 and 1991.
The 1/10 oz specification was introduced to broaden accessibility in the series. Mintages for this denomination have historically been capped by the People's Bank of China, though precise figures for individual years are not always disclosed through official channels.