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Announcement
of The People’s Bank of China
[2005] No. 1 |
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The
People’s Bank of China will issue a set of gold and silver
commemorative coins for the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006
on Jan. 18, 2005. This set consists 3 coins, including
one gold coin, and two silver coins. All these coins are
legal tender of the People’s Republic of China.
I.
Designs of the Coins
i.
The Obverse Designs:
The common obverse design
features the logo of 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (colored),
together with the title of the PRC, and the issuance year.
ii.
The Reverse Designs:
i>.
The reverse design on the 1/4oz. gold coin features the
bi-lingual characters of ‘FIFA World Cup Germany 2006’,
both in Chinese and English; the image of the Temple of
Heaven in Beijing; a football; and the face value.
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The reverse design on the 1oz. silver coin features the
bi-lingual characters of ‘FIFA World Cup Germany 2006’,
both in Chinese and English; the image of an ancient Chinese
in a kicking posture; a net ball; and the face value.
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The reverse design on the 1kg silver coin features Chinese
characters “2006年德国世界杯足球赛纪念”; FIFA World Cup trophy; and
the face value.
II.
The specifications & Mintages:
i.
The 1/4oz. gold coin is proof finished, contains 1/4oz.
of pure gold, 99.9% in purity, round in shape, 22mm in
diameter, 100Yuan in face value. The mintage is 10,000pc.
ii.
The 1oz. silver coin is proof finished, contains 1oz.
of pure silver, 99.9% in purity, round in shape, 40mm
in diameter, 10Yuan in face value. The mintage is 50,000pc.
iii.
The 1kg. silver coin is proof finished, contains 1kg.
of pure silver, 99.9% in purity, round in shape, 100mm
in diameter, 300Yuan in face value. The mintage is 3,000pc.
III.
This set of commemorative coins are products of Shanghai
Mint. The general distributor is CGCI. |
The
People’s Bank of China
Jan. 13, 2005 |
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