NGC PF69 China 1998 Dr. Norman Bethune 10 Yuan Proof

Features<br>Issuer People's Republic of China&nbsp;<br>Period People's Republic (1949-date)<br>Type Non-circulating coin<br>Year 1998<br>Value 10 Yuan<br>10 CNY = USD 1.39<br>Currency Second Rénmínbì (1955-date)<br>Composition Silver<br>Diameter 38 mm<br>Thickness 3 mm<br>Shape Round<br>Technique Milled<br>Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑<br>Number N# 98888 Help<br>References KM# 1157, Y# 727<br><br>Commemorative issue<br>60th Anniversary of the Arrival of Norman Bethune<br><br>Obverse<br>National emblem, date below<br><br>Script: Chinese (simplified)<br><br>Lettering:<br>中华人民共和国<br>1998<br><br>Translation:<br>People's Republic of China<br>1998<br><br>Reverse<br>Portrait of Dr. Norman Bethune with surgery scene, denomination at left<br><br>Scripts: Chinese (simplified), Latin<br><br>Lettering:<br>THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF DR. NORMAN BETHUNE IN CHINA<br>白求恩大夫到达中国60周年纪念<br>10元<br><br>Translation:<br>The 60th Anniversary of the arrival of Dr. Norman Bethune in China<br>10 Yuan<br><br>Edge<br>Reeded<br><br>Comments<br>Henry Norman Bethune&nbsp; (March 4, 1890 – November 12, 1939; Chinese: 白求恩; pinyin: Bái Qiú'ēn) was