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50 Yuan Year of the Pig
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistically rendered piglet is depicted in a resting posture in the central field, shown in fine detail with careful attention to texture and form, set against a subtly incused ground. A second pig rendered in low relief or outline appears in the upper background field, suggesting depth and compositional richness. The denomination 50元 is inscribed in the upper portion of the field, while the cyclical year designation 己亥 appears to the right in Chinese characters, identifying this coin as belonging to the Year of the Pig in the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle. |
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China's Lunar Gold series operates on a strict annual rotation tied to the twelve-year zodiac cycle, with the Pig completing the sequence before it resets. The 2019 issue marks the second full cycle of the modern gold Lunar series, which the People's Bank launched in 1981 — making 2019's Pig a direct parallel to the 1983 inaugural Pig, now highly prized by type collectors chasing both cycles.