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50 Yuan Year of the Ox
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a detailed depiction of the Huanghelou (Yellow Crane Tower), a celebrated multi-tiered classical Chinese pavilion rendered in fine relief, with subsidiary architectural elements and ornamental fencing flanking the structure at lower left and right. The date 1997 appears in the lower field beneath the tower. The circular legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper periphery in Chinese characters. |
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| Reverse description | Central field presents a robust water buffalo (ox) standing in profile facing left, rendered in fine naturalistic relief upon a lightly textured ground suggesting a pastoral landscape with rocks and sparse vegetation. The denomination 50元 appears in the upper right field, with a calligraphic artist's seal cartouche to the lower right. An additional square seal inscription is present to the lower left of the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 50元 |
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