Announcement of The People¨s Bank of China
[2004] No.14
　　The People¨s Bank of China will issue a set of 2005 Chinese Yiyou Year (year of the rooster) Gold and Silver Commemorative Coins on Oct. 23, 2004. This set of commemorative coins comprises of 12 coins, 6 are gold, 6 are silver, all of which are the legal tender of the PRC.
　　I. Designs of the coins:
　　i. The obverse designs:
　　The common obverse design of the following 10 coins features the decorative pattern of rooster on Chinese ancient bronze ware and patterns of cockscomb, together with the title of the PRC, and the year 2005:
　　The 1/10oz. round gold coin, 1/10oz. round colored gold coin, 1oz. round silver coin, 1oz. round colored silver coin, 1kg. round silver coin, 1/2oz. quincunx gold coin, 1kg. quincunx gold coin, 1oz. quincunx silver coin, 5oz. oblong gold coin, 5oz. oblong silver coin.
　　The common obverse design on the following 2 coins features the scenery of Juyongguan of the Great Wall, together with the title of the PRC, and the year 2005:
　　The 1/2oz. sector gold coin, 1oz. sector silver coin.
　　ii. The reverse designs:
　　The common reverse designs of the following 4 coins features the paintings f chicken, and the face value:
　　The 1/10oz. round gold coin, 1oz. round silver coin, 1/2oz. quincunx gold coin, 1oz. quincunx silver coin.
　　The common reverse design on the following 2 coins features the colored painting of rooster, and the face values:
　　The 1/10oz. round colored gold coin, 1oz. round colored silver coin.
　　The common reverse design on the following 2 coins features another painting of rooster, and the face values:
　　The 1kg. round silver coin, 1kg. quincunx gold coin.
The common reverse design on the following 4 coins features another painting of rooster, and the face values:
　　The 5oz. oblong gold coin, 5oz. oblong silver coin, 1/2oz. sector gold coin, 1oz. sector silver coin.
　　II. Specifications and mintage of the commemorative coins:
　　i. The 1/10oz. round bullion gold coin contains 1/10oz. of pure gold, 18mm in diameter, 50Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 60,000pc.
　　ii. The 1/10oz. round colored proof gold coin contains 1/10oz. of pure gold, 18mm in diameter, 50Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 30,000pc.
　　iii. The 1/2oz. sector bullion gold coin contains 1/2oz. of pure gold, 58mm in circumradius, 39mm in internal diameter, 30 degrees in central angle, 200Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 6,600pc.
　　iv. The 1/2oz. quincunx proof gold coin contains 1/2oz. of pure gold, 27mm in diameter of circumcircle, 200Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 8,000pc.
　　v. The 1kg. quincunx proof gold coin contains 1kg. of pure gold, 100mm in diameter of circumcircle, 10,000Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 15pc.
　　vi. The 5oz. oblong proof gold coin contains 5oz. of pure gold, 64mm〜40mm in specification, 2,000Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 118pc.
　　vii. The 1oz. round bullion silver coin contains 1oz. of pure silver, 40mm in diameter, 10Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 80,000pc.
　　viii. The 1oz. round colored proof silver coin contains 1oz. of pure silver, 40mm in diameter, 10Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 100,000pc.
　　ix. The 1oz. quincunx proof silver coin contains 1oz. of pure silver, 40mm in diameter of circumcircle, 10Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 60,000pc.
　　x. The 1kg. round proof silver coin contains 1kg. of pure silver, 100mm in diameter, 300Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 3,800pc.
　　xi. The 1oz. sector bullion silver coin contains 1oz. of pure silver, 85mm in circumradius, 60mm in internal diameter, 30 degrees in central angle, 10Yuan in face value, 99.9% in purity, the mintage is 66,000pc.
　　xii. The 5oz. oblong proof silver coin contains 5oz. of pure silver, 80mm〜50mm in specification, 50Yuan in face value, the mintage is 1,888pc.
　　III. This set of gold and silver commemorative coins were minted separately by Shenzhen Guobao Coinage Inc. Ltd., Shanghai Mint, Shenyang Mint and FAUDE&HUGUENINSA Switzerland, exclusively distributed by China Gold Coin Incorporation.
The People¨s Bank of China
Oct. 16, 2004
 
 
 
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