Chronicle of the Beijing Olympic Games Commemorative Coins Project
¡óJanuary 11th 2002, under the lead of Zhang Shuangxiang --- office head of the leading group of the Olympic Games

Commemorative Coins Project¡¢vice director of the Currency and Bullion Bureau, several group members had a business

talk with the marketing development department of the Beijing Olympic Games Committee, topics are mainly on the

issuance volume and the use of the special permitted rights. This is the first official contact between the two sides since the

founding of the Beijing Olympic Committee.

¡óDecember 5th 2001, director of the Currency and Bullion Bureau of the PBC.--- Ye Yingnan chaired the 1st plenary

session of the leading office of the Olympic Games Commemorative Coins Project, assigned recent works and made a

work mobilization.

¡óNovember 11th 2001, the leading office of the Olympic Games Commemorative Coins Project had a working conference

with the marketing development group of the preparatory office of the Beijing Olympics Committee. The secretary group

introduced concerned conditions of the founding of the leading group of the Olympic Games Commemorative Coins Project

and the preparatory woks made by CGCI and China Banknote Printing and Minting Inc., reported the tentative ideas of the

PBC on the project; the preparatory office introduced organizations in charge of the marketing development work, reported

the development of their work¡¢tentative timetable¡¢the design of the logo¡¢using of the special permitted rights, and

raised several problems need to be paid special attention. This is the first official mutual communication between the two

parts, and they planed to contact frequently.

¡óNovember 2nd 2001, the PBC. established the leading group of 2008 Olympic Games Commemorative Coins Project,

deputy governor of the PBC.--- Shi Jiliang was appointed the group leader, the members are leaders from the Currency and

Bullion Bureau¡¢China Banknote Printing and Minting Inc.¡¢CGCI¡¢China Numismatics Museum. The leading group

established management office, and divided into four groups: secretary group¡¢project planning group¡¢design and

production group and propaganda and promotion group, members are from the general office and the above mentioned

bureau and corporations.

¡óOct. 26th-28th 2001, the 2001 Beijing International Coin Exposition was held in Beijing. During the exposition, the

Exhibition of Commemorative Coins of all Previous Olympic Games was held, a collection of over 500 Olympic

Commemorative Coins of Mr. Liang Yibin was exhibited at the exposition.

¡óOct. 11 2001, CGCI made out the mintage envisagement and the financial calculation plan of Beijing Olympic Games

Commemorative Coins.

¡óSep. 29th 2001, Working Plan of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Commemorative Coins Project formally came into being,

work of the earlier stage of the project formally started.

¡óSep. 25th 2001, the Olympic Games Commemorative Coins Office had working conference with officers from the

marketing development department of Beijing Olympic Games Committee, the topics is mainly on the concerned

regulations of the Olympic Games Commemorative Coins and the usage of Olympics logo.

¡óSep. 24th 2001, the president of MDM ltd. German Mr. Dunkir visited CGCI on the selling and cooperative activities of 2008

Olympic Games Commemorative Coins Project and other sports projects.

¡óSep.3rd-5th 2001, CGCI held the conference among domestic selling corporations, listen to advices of selling

corporations in Jiangsu and Shanghai areas on the project. During the conference selling corporations and collectors in

provinces like Guangdong¡¢Sichuan¡¢Yunnan¡¢Zhejiang sent their advices to CGCI by letters and facsimiles.

¡óAugust 28th 2001, the Olympic Games Commemorative Coins office of CGCI had consultative meeting with concerned

officers of the Beijing Olympic Games Committee on information about the Olympic Games Commemorative Coins, and

report to the PBC. about the latest information of the issuance work of the Olympic Games Commemorative Coins and the

preparation works of the Olympic Games Commemorative Coins office.

¡óAugust 20th 2001, CGCI established the Olympic Games Commemorative Coins Project Office which is responsible for

the planning and coordinative works.
   

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