Description

2009 Silver 10Y “30th Anniversary of the Issuance of the Chinese Modern Precious Metal Commemorative Coins” Issue

The People’s Bank of China is to issue a series of gold and silver commemorative coins for the 30th anniversary of the issuance of the Chinese modern precious metal commemorative coins on June 30, 2009. The series consists of a gold coin and a silver coin, both of which are the legal tender of the People’s Republic of China.

Design of the coin:

Obverse design:
The series of gold and silver commemorative coins bear the common obverse of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (The Temple of Heaven), title of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese characters of “30th Anniversary of the Issuance of the Chinese Modern Precious Metal Commemorative Coins ” and the year date.

Reverse design:
The reverse of both the gold and the silver commemorative coins features the image of two pandas, English version of “30th Anniversary of the Issuance of the Chinese Modern Precious Metal Commemorative Coins”, the fineness, weight and the face value.

Specifications and mintage:
The 1 oz silver coin is bullion in quality, 40 mm in diameter, 10 Yuan in face value, 99.9% in fineness and contains 1 troy ounce of pure silver. The total mintage is 300,000 pieces.

The series commemorative coins are minted by Shenzhen Guobao Mint.