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Year of the Loong
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Composition | Gold plated |
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| Obverse description | Two loongs (Chinese dragons) in high relief, facing each other across the central field and contesting a flaming pearl at centre. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with a further beaded rim at the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a large archaic seal-script character (龍, loong/dragon) within a beaded inner border. The surrounding annular band is divided into twelve segments, each depicting one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac in stylised relief. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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