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50 Yuan Year of the Rat, Colored
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 150 g |
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| Obverse description | At center, the national emblem of the People's Republic of China — Tiananmen Gate surmounted by five stars, encircled by a wreath of grain ears tied with a ribbon — occupies the central field. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper periphery in Chinese characters, and the date 2020 appears in the lower exergue. The overall design is rendered in high relief against a finely milled background. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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China's lunar silver series has long operated on a tiered structure, with the 150g colored issues occupying the top of the bullion-commemorative hierarchy — produced in strictly controlled mintages and distributed almost entirely through authorized banks and state philatelic agencies rather than open retail. The 2020 Rat issue marks the beginning of a new 12-year lunar cycle, which typically drives above-average collector demand at the point of first release.
KM#2344 is frequently encountered still sealed in its original People's Bank packaging, suggesting most examples passed directly from distribution channels into storage.