About the Design

October 1st 2009 will mark the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. This coin has been specially issued to celebrate that anniversary. It features three of China's world renowned achievements: extraordinary economic growth over the past 30 years; great success in hosting the 2008 Olympic Games; and impressive achievements in space technology.

Each coin comes complete with a certificate of authenticity issued by New Zealand Mint and has a strictly limited mintage of only 6,888.

Obverse

The obverse of the coin features the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, sovereign of the Commonwealth and Niue, along with the year of issue (2009) and the denomination of $2.

Reverse

The colour background features fireworks over China's capital city of Beijing, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

Engraved relief also on the reverse of the coin highlights China's three great achievements:

1. A dragon with the Yuan symbol represents China's great economic growth. Over the past thirty years China's booming economy has been the marvel of the world. Its GDP grew an annual average of 9.67 percent from 1978 through to 2006, which was much higher than the 3.3 percent of the world economy. The per-capita disposable income of urban residents in China rose from 343 yuan in 1978 to 11,795 yuan in 2006 — a multiplication of over 34 times
2. The Olympic flame represents China's great success in hosting the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. At the closing ceremony, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge declared the event a "truly exceptional Games". These Olympics were also a source of national pride for China.
3. An astronaut represents China's great progress in space technology. China was the third nation to achieve human spaceflight when Yang Liwei was launched into space in a Chinese-made spacecraft, the Shenzhou 5, on October 15, 2003.

Limited Mintage

No more than 6,888 60th Anniversary of the PRC silver coins will be issued by New Zealand Mint.

Presentation

Each coin comes presented in a display frame resembling an ancient Chinese stone plaque. Sculptured onto this is a 3D relief of a golden dragon with lyrics from the Chinese national anthem in the background.

This display frame comes packaged in a stunning traditional Chinese embroidery outer box.

Please note that due to the dimensions and weight of this product's packaging, shipping charges will be marginally higher than what is usually charged.