China News Service, August 23. According to the People’s Bank of China website, the People’s Bank of China is scheduled to issue a set of gold and silver commemorative coins for China’s first successful Mars exploration mission on August 30, 2021.
There are 3 commemorative coins in this set, including 2 gold commemorative coins and 1 silver commemorative coin, both of which are legal tender of the People’s Republic of China.
1. Commemorative coin pattern
(1) Front pattern.
The front of this set of commemorative coins is marked with the Chinese planetary exploration logo (Mars), and the country's name and year are published.
(2) Pattern on the back.
The 150g round gold commemorative coin has a pattern on the back of the Tianwen-1 landing platform and the Mars rover. It is lined with a schematic diagram of the landing process of Mars and the image of the surface of Mars. It also publishes "China's first Mars exploration mission: Tianwen-1". Typeface and denomination.
The 8g round gold commemorative coin has a design on the back of the "Zhurong" Mars rover, which is lined with the design of the Mars surface environment combination, and the words and denominations of "China's first Mars exploration mission success: Tianwen No. 1" are published.
On the back of the 30g round silver commemorative coin is the Tianwen No. 1 orbiter, which is lined with the combined design of Mars, the Earth and the orbiting diagram of Mars, and the words and denominations of "China's first Mars exploration mission success·Tianwen No. 1" are published. .
2. Commemorative coin specifications and circulation
The 150g round gold commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 150g of pure gold, a diameter of 60mm, a denomination of 2000 yuan, a fineness of 99.9%, and a maximum circulation of 1000 pieces.
The 8 gram round gold commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 8 grams of pure gold, 22 mm in diameter, 100 yuan in denomination, 99.9% in color, and a maximum circulation of 30,000 pieces.
The 30-gram round silver commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 30 grams of pure silver, 40 mm in diameter, 10 yuan in denomination, 99.9% in color, and a maximum circulation of 60,000.
3. The set of gold and silver commemorative coins was minted by Shenzhen Guobao Mint Co., Ltd. and distributed by China Gold Coin Corporation. For details of sales channels, please refer to China Gold Coin Network (www.chngc.net/qd).
Attachment: China's first successful Mars exploration mission gold and silver commemorative coin pattern
Image source: People's Bank of China website