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5 Yuan Liberation to Tibet
2001 year| Brass | 12.8 g | 30 mm |
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
|---|---|
| Period | People's Republic (1949-date) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 2001 |
| Value | 5 Yuan (5元, 伍圓) 5 CNY = USD 0.71 |
| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 12.8 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#13884 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 42% |
Reverse
Tibetan dancers, with the Potala Palace in the background.
Scripts: Chinese (simplified), Tibetan
Lettering:
西藏和平解放五十周年
བོད་ཞི་བས་བཅིངས་འགྲོལ་བཏང་ནས་ལོ་ལྔ་བཅུ་འཁོར་བ།
5元
五十
1951-2001
Translation:
50th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet
5 yuan
Fifty
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Circulating commemorative coin 5 Yuan (Liberation to Tibet) 2001 from People's Republic of China made of Brass weighing 12.8 g is that it was minted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Tibet, and it features an image of the Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the former residence of the Dalai Lama, on its reverse side.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10000000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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