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Front: bank name, denomination and year number
Reverse side: Chinese pinyin of bank name and lotus flower
Diameter: 20.5mm
Color: copper yellow
Material: steel core plated with yellow copper alloy
Edge: Intermittent wire teeth (6 wire tooth segments, 8 teeth per segment)
Version: 1999 version
Issue date: November 18, 2002
Year range: 2002-2018