The People’s Bank of China will issue a set of One-thousand-year-old Academy, Yuelu Academy Gold and Silver Commemorative Coins on Apr.18, 2006. This set of commemorative coins comprises one gold coin and one silver coin, both of which are the legal tender of the People’s Republic of China.

I. Design of the coins: i. Obverse design on the coin. The common obverse design features the gate of Yuelu Academy, and the title of the People’s Republic of China, year 2006.
ii. Reverse design on the coin. The reverse design of the 1/2oz. gold bullion coin features lecture hall of Yuelu Academy, Chinese characters ’ 岳麓书院 讲堂’ and the face value. The reverse design of the 1oz. silver bullion coin features royal Library of Yuelu Academy, Chinese characters ‘岳麓书院 御书楼’, and the face value.

II. The specifications and mintages:　　
i. the 1/2oz. round gold coin is bullion in quality, contains 1/2oz. of pure gold, 27mm in diameter, 200Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 7,000pc.　　
ii. the 1oz.round silver coin is bullion in quality, contains 1oz. of pure silver, 40mm in diameter, 10Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 40,000pc.

III. This set of gold and silver commemorative coins were minted by both Shenzhen Guobao Mint and Shenyang Mint, and exclusively distributed by China Gold Coin Incorporation.