[NEWS] Bronze Ware Coin Set 2 to Be Released on May 23rd [YunZhou Antique Mall] For source and more pictures please see here: http://en.shyzgw.com/New.asp?id=2430 People's Bank of China is to release the Chinese bronze ware silver and gold commemorative coins (Set 2) on May 23rd, 2013. The set includes 5 coins, 2 gold and 3 silver, which are all legal monetary of People's Republic of China 1 Patterns (1) Obverse Patterns The obverse patterns of the coins are: the national emblem of P.R.C , country name, year. (2) Reverse Patterns The reverse pattern of the 5 oz round gold coin is:Simuxin square Ding(ancient cooking vessel with two loop handles and three or four legs) of Shang Dynasty, beast face patterns of the vessel, characters of ""(Simuxin Square Ding of Shang Dynasty), face value The reverse pattern of the 1/4 oz round gold commemorative coin is: Fuhao xiao Zun (a kind of wine vessel)of Shang Dynasty, the deformed pattern of the vessel, characters of """(Fuhaoxiao Zun of Shang Dynasty), face value The reverse pattern of the 1 kg round silver commemorative coin is : Fuhao Double Square Yi (a kind of wine vessel) of Shang Dynasty, the phoenix pattern of the vessel, the characters of ""(Fuhao Double Square Yi of Shang Dynasty), face value. The reverse pattern of the 5 oz round silver commemorative coin is: Simuxin Gong (a kind of wine vessel) of Shanghai Dynasty, the typical pattern of the vessel, the characters of ""(Simuxin Gong of Shang Dynasty), face value. The reverse pattern of the 1 oz round silver commemorative coin is " Fuhao Square Jia (a kind of wine vessel) of Shang Dynasty, the beast face pattern of the vessel, the character of """(Fuhao square Jia of Shang Dynasty), face value. 2. Size and mintage (1) The 5 oz round gold commemorative coin is proof, with pure gold content of 5 oz, diameter of 60 mm, face value of RMB2000 Yuan, fineness of 99.9%, max. mintage of 2000. (2) The 1/4 oz round gold commemorative coin is proof, with pure gold content of 1/4 oz, diameter of 22mm, face value of RMB100 Yuan, fineness of 99.9%, max. mintage of 5000. (3) The 1 kg round silver commemorative coin is proof, with pure silver content of 1 kg, diameter of 100 mm, face value of RMB300 Yuan, fineness of 99.9%, max. mintage of 6000. (4) The 5 oz round silver commemorative coin is proof, with pure silver content of 5 oz, diameter of 70 mm, face value of RMB50 Yuan, fineness of 99.9%, max. mintage of 1000. (5) The 1 oz round silver commemorative coin is proof, with pure silver content of 1 oz, diameter of 40mm, face value of RMB10 Yuan, fineness of 99.9%, max. mintage of 80000. 3 The gold and silver commemorative coins are minted by Shenzhen Guobao Mint, Shanghai Mint, and franchised by China Gold Coin Incorporation.
Reverse pattern of the silver ones and obverse of the 5oz look a bit, mh, dirty compared to the finish on the 1oz. Couldn`t they affor a better photographer or is their quality rapidly declining (note: positive effect - no more white spots)?
