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Token - Year of the Monkey
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Obverse description | Central colored device depicts a traditional Chinese auspicious scene: a smiling boy in festive robes leaning over a basket of peaches, accompanied by two monkeys and a decorative vase with a bonsai tree. The legend 猴年吉祥 appears in relief along the right field, with a small red seal cartouche bearing the character 猴 at lower left and the cyclical character 申 nearby. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a gilt field divided into twelve segments by radial lines, each segment containing a relief depiction of one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, which displays the large Chinese character 猴 (monkey) with a stylized monkey figure incorporated into the design. The legend MONKEY appears in Latin script below the central device within the beaded border. |
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