[2002]No.17 (2002.07.10)
The People's Bank of China determines to issue a set of Sichuan Sanxingdui Commemorative Coins on 10 July 2002. Each set contains 2 coins, one is gold, the other is silver, they are legal tender of The People's Republic of China.
1. The designs of the commemorative coins
(1) The obverse design:
Every coin of this set bears the same design of Sichuan Sanxingdui Museum Scape on its obverse side, together with the title of PRC and the issuing year.
(2) The reverse design:
1> 1/2 oz. gold commemorative coins bears the pattern of the bronze mask with protruding pupils and the denomination.
2> 2 oz. silver commemorative coins bears the pattern of a bronze image with gold mask, and the denomination.
2. The specification and mintage of the commemoraive coins
1> 1/2 oz. gold commemorative coins are proof finished, each minted with 1/2 oz. pure gold, circular in shape, 27mm in diameter, 200 Yuan in denomination, 99.9% in fineness, with a total mintage of 5000pc..
2> 2 oz. silver commemorative coins are proof finished, each minted with 2 oz. pure silver, circular in shape, 20 Yuan in denomination, 99.9% in fineness, with a total mintage of 30,000pc..

3. This set of commemorative coins are minted separately by Shenzhen Guobao MintĄ˘Shenyan Mint, solely distributed by China Gold Coin Incorporation.

2002.07.10

 
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