On Apr.26, the People’s Bank of China and CGCI have signed the <Contract of Precious Metal Commemorative Coin of the XXIX Olympic Games Issues >. It means the Precious Metal Commemorative Coin of the XXIX Olympic Games Program Launched. Mr Ma Delun-the partisan commission, president assistant of the People’s Bank of China and Mr Wang wei-the Executive Deputy Chairman and Secretary-General of BOCOG attend the signing ceremony and address. Mr Ye Yingnan-the president of the People’s Bank of China and the market develop department under secretary of BOCOG, Mr Liu Jun signed in the ceremony.
　　According to the PBC, PBC have been being issued the XXIX Olympic coins during 3 years (2006-2008), including 9 gold coins, 14 silver coins, 1 commemorative note and 8 normal metal coins.
　　The Olympic coins incarnate the Olympic spirit of ‘ Faster, Higher and Stronger’, mirror the theme of ‘New Beijing, Great Olympic’ and the slogan of ‘ One world One Dream’, express the idea of ‘Green Olympic, Scientific and Technical Olympic, Humanistic Olympic’. The coins mix the world ancient civilization and world modern civilization and the common value of human in the global village.
　　The close cooperation of PBC and BOCOG support the program launched for a common purpose of high standards and characteristic point. To whip up Olympic interest of people, supply the need of world coin collectors and wide 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to the whole world.