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50 Yuan Year of the Rooster
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China displayed centrally, featuring Tiananmen Gate beneath a large five-pointed star flanked by four smaller stars, all enclosed within a decorative border of wheat ears and a cogwheel at the base. The inscription 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper portion of the coin in Chinese characters. The date 2017 appears in the lower exergue. The surrounding field is adorned with an intricate relief pattern of stylized clouds and waves, lending a traditional Chinese aesthetic to the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 2017 |
| Reverse description | A vividly colored rooster rendered in a traditional Chinese folk-art style, depicted in full profile facing left and filled with rich red enamel coloring, with ornate floral chrysanthemum motifs in yellow, green, and red applied to its body. The rooster stands amid a decorative cloud and floral pattern in the surrounding silver field, which features intricate low-relief scrollwork. The denomination 50 元 appears in the upper right field in Chinese characters alongside the numeral 50. The overall composition is circular and draws on classical Chinese paper-cutting and New Year decorative traditions. |
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