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5000 Yuan Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 500 g |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China occupies the central field, surrounded by traditional auspicious decorative patterns. The legend bearing the country name in Chinese characters and the date of issue are inscribed around the design. |
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| Reverse description | A highly sculptural, front-facing dragon's head dominates the central field in high relief, its flowing mane radiating dramatically outward to fill the entire coin surface. The dragon's eyes are rendered with vivid blue insets, lending a striking polychrome accent to the otherwise golden composition. An iridescent holographic background treatment evokes auspicious clouds, adding depth and luminosity to the design. The Chinese cyclical year inscription 甲辰 appears to the lower left of the dragon's head, and the denomination 5000元 is inscribed in the upper field. |
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China's annual lunar gold bullion series has grown increasingly ambitious in physical scale, and the 500g format sits near the top of the program's weight ladder — produced in strictly controlled mintages that the People's Bank of China does not publicly disclose in advance. The Dragon year issues have historically moved faster at release than any other animal in the twelve-year cycle, a pattern traceable back to the 1981 inaugural series and reflecting the animal's singular cultural weight in Han tradition.