The central bank will issue gold and silver commemorative coins for the series of ancient Chinese famous paintings (thousands of miles of rivers and mountains).

Chinanews.com, October 10 According to the central bank's WeChat public account, People's Bank of China is scheduled to issue a set of gold and silver commemorative coins for the ancient Chinese painting series (thousands of miles of rivers and mountains) on October 9, 2023. This set of gold and silver commemorative coins has a total of 10 pieces, including 16 gold commemorative coin and 5 silver commemorative coins, all of which are legal tender of the People's Republic of China.

1. Commemorative coin pattern

(1) Positive pattern.

The obverse patterns of the 4 round gold and silver commemorative coins are all in the shape of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, supplemented by bamboo leaves, windows and other decorative combination designs, and published with the name of the country and the year number.

The front pattern of the 500-gram rectangular silver commemorative coin is a combination of mountains and water, and the country name and year number are published.

(2) Back pattern.

The back of this set of gold and silver commemorative coins is a partial scene of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", and the words and denomination of "Northern Song Dynasty, A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" are published.

2. Commemorative coin specifications and issuance

The 50-gram round gold commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 50 grams of pure gold, 40 mm in diameter, 800 yuan in denomination, 99.9% fineness, and a maximum circulation of 1000,<> pieces.

The 500-gram rectangular silver commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 500 grams of sterling silver, a specification of 160 mm × 50 mm, a denomination of 150 yuan, a fine condition of 99.9%, and a maximum circulation of 2000,<> pieces.

The 60-gram round silver commemorative coin is a refined coin, containing 60 grams of sterling silver, 45 mm in diameter, a denomination of 20 yuan, 99.9% fineness, and a maximum circulation of 3×8000,<> pieces.

3. Casting units and sales channels

This set of gold and silver commemorative coins is minted by Shanghai Mint Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen National Treasure Mint Co., Ltd. respectively, and distributed by China Gold Coin Group Co., Ltd. For details of sales channels, please refer to China Gold Coin Network (www.chngc.net/qd) or "China Gold Coins" WeChat public account (chinagoldcoin_cgci).