On October 1, 2009, the People’s Republic of China is celebrating its 60th anniversary of independence – appropriately with fireworks (which the Chinese invented). China’s status as one of the world’s great financial powers is reflected in the designs of their 60th anniversary coins.
The 1 oz. .999 fine pure silver coin (100,000 authorized) and 5 oz. .999 fine pure gold coin (600) each features a modern bridge and skyscrapers. Read the rest of this entry »
Some 70 million visitors are expected to visit Shanghai in 2010 for the World Expo where China hopes to "bring the world at home, and for the world to feel at home." To celebrate the occasion, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is issuing silver and gold proof World Expo Shanghai 2010 commemorative coins.
Three coins have been struck in the first series release: a 1/3 oz, 23 mm, .999 fine gold piece denominated in 150-yuan, and two 1 oz, 40 mm, .999 silver coins with a face value of 10-yuan.
Each bears the same obverse World Expo logo, which depicts the image of three people — you, me, him/her — holding hands to symbolize the big family of mankind. (The logo was is inspired by the shape of the Chinese character "世", meaning the world.) Behind the logo is a centered earth with surrounding inscriptions of the "People’s Republic of China" in Chinese and the year "2009". Read the rest of this entry »
