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1974 China 5 Fen Aluminum Coin Uncirculated
1974 China 5 Fen Aluminum Coin Uncirculated KM#3
This 1974 China 5 Fen aluminum coin is an uncirculated specimen featuring the iconic national emblem of the People's Republic of China on the obverse, showing the Gate of Heavenly Peace under five stars. The reverse displays the denomination surrounded by a wreath of wheat ears, symbolic of the nation's agricultural roots. Struck in lightweight aluminum, this KM#3 variety maintains its original mint luster and sharp strike details from the 1974 mintage year. It comes protected in a standard 2x2 cardboard coin flip labeled for identification, ensuring the preservation of its uncirculated surfaces and crisp edges for collectors of world currency and Chinese numismatics.
1974 China 5 Fen Aluminum Coin Uncirculated KM# 3
Condition: This 1974 China 5 Fen coin is in Uncirculated condition, exhibiting its original mint luster with no significant signs of wear on the high points of the design. The aluminum surfaces show light handling marks consistent with storage in a coin flip. The strike is sharp and well-defined. This coin was minted by the China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation and is composed of aluminum. Historically, these coins were part of the second series of Renminbi coinage issued during the Cultural Revolution era, featuring the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China on the reverse and the denomination surrounded by wheat stalks on the obverse. This is a standard circulation business strike type and is currently raw/ungraded.
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