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50 Yuan Year of the Monkey
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central circular cartouche featuring a stylized monkey amid floral and foliate decorative elements rendered in traditional Chinese paper-cut artistic style. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper field outside the cartouche. The date 2004 appears in the lower exergual area beneath the central design, all struck on a polished gold field. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Colorized depiction of two monkeys — an adult and a juvenile — rendered in naturalistic style with warm reddish-brown tones applied by selective colorization. The denomination 50元 appears to the left field, while the cyclical year designation 甲申 is inscribed vertically in the right field in Chinese characters, referencing the Year of the Monkey in the traditional sexagenary cycle. |
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