〔2010〕No.6

The People’s Bank of China is to issue a series of panda gold and silver commemorative coins inscribed with words for the listing of Agricultural Bank of China Co.,Ltd on July 15, 2010. This series consists of 2 coins, including one gold coin and one silver coin, both of which are the legal tender of the People’s Republic of China.

I. Design of the coins

  i. Obverse design

     The gold and silver coins bear the common obverse of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (The Temple of Heaven), the words of “In Commemoration of the Listing of Agricultural Bank of China Co.,Ltd” in Chinese, the title of the People’s Republic of China and the year date.

 ii. Reverse design

    The reverse of 1/4 oz gold coin features a mother panda and her baby, characters of“1/4oz Au .999” and the words of “In Commemoration of the Listing of Agricultural Bank of China Co.,Ltd” in English and the face value.

    The reverse of 1 oz silver coin features a mother panda and her baby, characters of of “1oz Ag .999” and the words of “In Commemoration of the Listing of Agricultural Bank of China Co.,Ltd” in English and the face value.

II. Specifications and mintage of the coins

  i. 1/4 oz round gold coin is bullion in quality, 22 mm in diameter, 100 Yuan in face value, 99.9% in fineness and contains 1/4 troy ounce of pure gold. The total mintage is 60000 pieces.

  ii. 1 oz round silver coin is bullion in quality, 40 mm in diameter, 10 Yuan in face value, 99.9% in fineness and contains 1 troy ounce of pure silver. The total mintage is 70000 pieces.

II. This series of coins is minted by Shenzhen Guobao Mint and solely distributed by China Gold Coin Incorporation.

The People’s Bank of China

July 14, 2010

1/4oz gold cion

Face value	Metal	Fineness	Quality	Weight	Diameter	Total mintage
100 Yuan	gold	99.9%	bullion	1/4oz	22mm	60000pcs
Obverse	The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (The Temple of Heaven), the words of “In Commemoration of the Listing of Agricultural Bank of China Co.,Ltd” in Chinese, the title of the People’s Republic of China and the year date.
Reverse	A mother panda and her baby, characters of “1oz Ag .999”, the words of “In Commemoration of the Listing of Agricultural Bank of China Co.,Ltd” in English and the face value.

1oz silver coin

Face value	Metal	Fineness	Quality	Weight	Diameter	Total mintage
10Yuan	silver	99.9%	bullion	1oz	40mm	70000pcs
Obverse	The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (The Temple of Heaven), the words of “In Commemoration of the Listing of Agricultural Bank of China Co.,Ltd” in Chinese, the title of the People’s Republic of China and the year date.
Reverse	A mother panda and her baby, characters of “1oz Ag .999”, the words of “In Commemoration of the Listing of Agricultural Bank of China Co.,Ltd” in English and the face value.