Part of China's ongoing Auspicious Culture bullion series, which draws on traditional motifs rooted in folk customs and classical iconography that have been promoted aggressively by state cultural institutions since the early 2010s. The 80 yuan face value is a deliberate nod to the phonetic association between the Mandarin word for "eight" and the word for prosperity — a connection the People's Bank has leaned on consistently across its commemorative and bullion programs for decades.
Part of China's ongoing Auspicious Culture bullion series, which draws on traditional motifs rooted in folk customs and classical iconography that have been promoted aggressively by state cultural institutions since the early 2010s. The 80 yuan face value is a deliberate nod to the phonetic association between the Mandarin word for "eight" and the word for prosperity — a connection the People's Bank has leaned on consistently across its commemorative and bullion programs for decades.