| The People's Bank of China announced
Friday that it will issue a set of gold and silver commemorative coins
featuring the giant panda, renowned as China's national treasure,
as of January 20.
The set includes six gold coins and two silver coins.
The front side of the coins features the design of the Hall of
Prayer for Good Harvests in the Temple of the Heaven of Beijing,
while the reverse side features the giant panda and bamboo forests.
The coins, with the exception of the one kg silver coin, will be
issued in domestic and international editions.
(People's Daily 01/19/01)
|
