China News Network, May 5 -- The central bank's website issued People's Bank of China Announcement [15] No. 15 on the 2023th, People's Bank of China a set of 9 auspicious cultural gold and silver commemorative coins is scheduled to be issued on May 2023, 5. This set of commemorative coins has a total of 20 pieces, including 2023 gold commemorative coins and 8 silver commemorative coins, all of which are legal tender of the People's Republic of China.
Commemorative coin pattern
(1) Positive pattern.
The obverse pattern of this set of commemorative coins is all "auspicious" in the shape of "auspicious" characters, lined with traditional Chinese auspicious patterns, and the name of the country and the year number are published.
(2) Back pattern.
The back of the 5-gram round gold "Life Expectancy Harvest" commemorative coin is decorated with deer, Ganoderma lucidum, water pattern and other decorative combination patterns, and the words and denomination of "Life Expectancy" are printed.
The back of the 100-gram round silver "Life Expectancy Harvest" commemorative coin is decorated with cranes, rice and other decorative combination patterns, and the words "Life Expectancy" and denomination are printed.
The back of the 5-gram Ruyi-shaped gold "Future Like Brocade" commemorative coin is a decorative combination of horses, flowers, branches, birds, etc., and the words and denomination of "Future Like Brocade" are published.
The back of the 30-gram Ruyi-shaped silver "Future Like Brocade" commemorative coin is a combination of peacock and auspicious cloud decoration, and the words "Future Like Brocade" and denomination are printed.
The back of the 3-gram heart-shaped gold commemorative coin is a decorative combination of double cranes flying together, and the words "Biyi Double Fly" and denomination are printed.
The back of the 30-gram heart-shaped silver commemorative coin is a decorative combination of double birds, roses, lilies and other decorative patterns, and the words and denomination of "Wings and Double Flight" are printed.
The back of the 3-gram round gold "Peace and Joy" commemorative coin is a combination of Ping An clasp and Chinese knot, and the words "Peace and Joy" and denomination are printed.
The back of the 15-gram round silver "Peace and Joy" commemorative coin is decorated with a combination of vases, peony patterns, tangle patterns, butterflies and other decorative patterns, and the words "Peace and Joy" and the denomination are printed.
Commemorative coin specifications and issuance
The 5-gram round gold commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 5 grams of pure gold, 20 mm in diameter, 80 yuan in denomination, 99.9% fineness, and a maximum circulation of 5000,<> pieces.
The 100-gram round silver commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 100 grams of sterling silver, 60 mm in diameter, 30 yuan in denomination, 99.9% fineness, and a maximum circulation of 10000,<> pieces.
The 5-gram Ruyi-shaped gold commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 5 grams of pure gold, 18 mm × 24 mm external rectangle, denomination of 80 yuan, 99.9% fineness, and a maximum circulation of 10000,<> pieces.
The 30-gram Ruyi-shaped silver commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 30 grams of sterling silver, 36 mm × 47 mm external rectangle, 10 yuan, 99.9% fineness, and a maximum circulation of 20000,<> pieces.
The 3-gram heart-shaped gold commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 3 grams of pure gold, with an external square side length of 18 mm, a denomination of 50 yuan, 99.9% fineness, and a maximum circulation of 20000,<> pieces.
The 30-gram heart-shaped silver commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 30 grams of sterling silver, 40 mm on the side of the outer square, a denomination of 10 yuan, 99.9% fineness, and a maximum circulation of 50000,<> pieces.
The 3-gram round gold commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 3 grams of pure gold, 18 mm in diameter, 50 yuan in denomination, 99.9% fineness, and a maximum circulation of 10000,<> pieces.
The 15-gram round silver commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 15 grams of sterling silver, 33 mm in diameter, 5 yuan in denomination, 99.9% fineness, and a maximum circulation of 40000,<> pieces.
2023 auspicious culture gold and silver commemorative coin pattern
Picture from the central bank's website