Since Finland issued the first set of commemorative coins for the Olympic in 1951, issuing Olympic coins has become one indispensable item of the Olympics. In 2008, the XXIX Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. All the Chinese people are expecting Beijing to host the most successful Olympic Games in history, at the same time, looking forward to the Olympic Commemorative Coins which record this pageant.
　　On July 13, 2006, the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s success in biding for 2008 Olympic Games, the People’s Bank of China will issue Precious Metal Commemorative Coin of the XXIX Olympic Games (1st issue). This set of Gold and Silver Commemorative Coins consists of 6 coins, including 2 gold coins, 4 silver coins. The major patterns on gold coins feature Chinese archaic athletic sports, and the major patterns on silver coins feature Chinese archaic athletic sports and folk-custom civilization.