PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
YUELU ACADEMY OF CLASSICAL LEARNING, CHANGSHA, HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA
GOLD TWO-HUNDRED YUAN COMMEMORATIVE COIN
CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
OBV: THE GATE OF YUELU ACADEMY; DENOMINATION BOTTOM LEFT.
REV: WITHIN CIRCLE THE LECTURE HALL OF YUELU ACADEMY; DATE AT BOTTOM.
KM # 1689
YUELU ACADEMY WAS FOUNDED DURING THE NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY IN 976 CE, UNDER THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR KAIBAO. IT IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF YUELU MOUNTAIN IN CHANGSHA, HUNAN PROVINCE. IT WAS ONE OF THE FOUR GREAT SHUYUAN HIGHER ACADEMIES OF LEARNING, AND FAMED CONFUCIAN SONG DYNASTY SCHOLARS ZHU XI (1130-1200) AND ZHANG SHI (1133-1181) WERE BOTH LECTURERS THERE. IN 1906 IT BECAME HUNAN UNIVERSITY.
CONTAINS 15.55 GRAMS OF .999 FINE GOLD (.5 OZ AGW)
27 MM IN DIAMETER
ONLY 7,000 MAXIMUM MINTAGE!
