In order to protect China s national butterfly, when was the commemorative coin issued?

In 1999, the commemorative coin of "Golden Beaked Phoenix Butterfly" was issued, with a face value of 5 yuan, and a total of 6 million sets were issued, one for each set. I happen to have one.

On the cover is written "Golden Spotted Beak Butterfly" and "Golden Marking Swallowtail Butterfly" in English, along with an image of a golden beaked butterfly.

On the back cover are the specifications of the commemorative coin, which are as follows:

Quality: Normal.

Face Value (RMB): 5

Material: Purple copper alloy.

Weight (g):

Diameter (mm): 32

Thickness (mm):

Obverse design: "People's Republic of China" and "1999" year name.

Reverse pattern: The main pattern Wei a male golden-spotted beaked butterfly and wild rhododendron, the middle of the inner edge on the right side is the face value of "5 yuan", and the upper part is the name of "China's rare wild animal - golden-spotted beaked butterfly".

This commemorative coin is issued by the People's Bank of China.

Number of issuances: 6,000,000 sets, 1 set of 1 piece.

This commemorative card was struck by the Shenyang Mint.

This card is framed in 900,000 sets, 1 piece per set.

In the middle is the introduction of the golden-spotted beaked phoenix butterfly in Chinese and English, and there is also an identification certificate of "China's rare wild animal - golden-spotted beaked phoenix butterfly", which is framed by Beijing Kang Yinge Coin Co., Ltd., and has the signature of Tang Shuangning, director of the Currency, Gold and Silver Bureau of the People's Bank of China.

China's national butterfly is the golden-spotted beaked butterfly.

Golden-spotted beaked butterfly.

Chinese name: 金spot-beaked phoenix butterfly.

Latin scientific name: teinopalpus aureus insect class winged subclass lepidoptera butterfly family Butterfly family Beaked butterfly is the rarest butterfly in China - much rarer than the giant panda.

International Committee for the Protection of Endangered Animals: R (rarest level) International Convention on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora**: first-class protected species "List of Wild Animals under National Key Protection": first-class protected animals.

It belongs to the family Lepidoptera. This species is the most precious and extremely rare butterfly in the world, and it is endemic to China. For a long time, it has been praised as the "butterfly of dreams" by butterfly experts around the world.

The butterfly is endemic to China, rare and rare (far fewer in the wild than the giant panda), and is the only butterfly listed as a national first-class protected animal. Many experts have proposed it as China's national butterfly.

Morphological characteristics: wingspan 81 93 mm. Dioecious.

The body and wings of the male butterfly are emerald green, and the background color is black-brown. The forewings have a black oblique band, which is dark in the inner area and light in the outer area. There are two parallel black bands on the outer rim.

The outer edge of the hindwings is dentate, with emerald green crescent-shaped markings, and corresponding golden-yellow markings on the inner side of the crescent-shaped markings. This is how the butterfly got its name and became famous all over the world.

On November 9, Shanghai World Expo and other series of ordinary commemorative coins. On the same day, the People's Bank of China issued one ordinary commemorative coin each of the Shanghai World Expo, the 2010 Chinese New Year, the "He" calligraphy series and the environmental protection series with a denomination of 1 yuan. These four ordinary commemorative coins have the same function as the current RMB in circulation, and are equivalent to the RMB of the same denomination.

The ordinary commemorative coins of the Shanghai World Expo have a denomination of 1 yuan, a diameter of 25 mm, and a steel core nickel-plated material, with a circulation of 60 million pieces. The 2010 Chinese New Year commemorative coin has a denomination of 1 yuan, a diameter of 25 mm, and is made of brass alloy, with a circulation of 30 million pieces. The issuance of the "and" calligraphy and environmental protection ordinary commemorative coins are 1 yuan, the diameter is 25 mm, the material is brass alloy, the number of each issued is 10 million.

In order to ensure that each district and county has exchange points, a total of 88 commercial bank exchange points have been set up in the city to openly exchange commemorative coins. The exchange points are set up in the commercial bank outlets with convenient transportation and spacious business halls, which are convenient for the citizens of all districts and counties in the city to exchange nearby. Today, the city's commercial bank exchange points will post announcements in a timely manner, open to the public during business hours to exchange commemorative coins, and the public can consult exchange outlets and relevant information through eight commercial banking services such as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

The main design on the obverse of the Shanghai World Expo ordinary commemorative coin is the emblem of the Shanghai World Expo, with the words "People's Republic of China" above the emblem and the miniature text "expo 2010 shanghai China" below. "2010" under the inner rim; The main pattern on the back is the mascot of the Shanghai World Expo "Haibao", the background pattern is the urban building complex, the words "China 2010 Shanghai World Expo" are published above the inner edge, and the denomination of "1 yuan" is published on the lower left.

The obverse of the 2010 Chinese New Year commemorative coin features "People's Bank of China", "1 Yuan" and the Chinese pinyin letters "yiyuan" and "2010" year numbers; The main scene on the back is a child wearing a tiger hat beating a waist drum, and the background is a firecracker and a cloth tiger pattern, and the word "Gengyin" is printed under the inner edge.

The obverse design of the ordinary commemorative coin with the word "and" is the national emblem, with the name of the "People's Republic of China" on the top and the denomination of "One Yuan" and the year number of "2010" below; The main scene pattern on the back is the word "and" in official script, and the word "and" written in a variety of fonts is on the top, and the background is set off by the flying white technique of calligraphy.

The obverse design of the environmental protection ordinary commemorative coin is the national emblem, with the name of the "People's Republic of China" on the top and the denomination of "One Yuan" and the year number of "2010" on the bottom; The main scene on the back is three hand-in-hand figures, with a patterned globe and leaves in the background, symbolizing human beings working together to protect the natural environment, and the words "environmental protection" are printed on the left side of the inner edge.

The four ordinary commemorative coins have the same function as the current RMB in circulation, and are equivalent to the RMB of the same denomination.

Only the People's Bank of China can issue commemorative coins. The People's Bank of China has not issued 56 ethnic commemorative coins. Neither ordinary commemorative coins nor gold and silver coins have ever issued this 56 ethnic theme.

If you see it, it is a counterfeit product made by the merchant without permission, and it has no collectible value.

If you want to know more.

For the issuance of Bank of China commemorative coins, you can log on to the Bank of China portal**: for more details.

There are still three missing, the Year of the Monkey commemorative coin, the Year of the Rooster commemorative coin, the 150th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen, **you can search by name**, and you can also go to the official website of the central bank to check the issuance announcement.

The commemorative coins are issued by the People's Bank of China, not the Bank of China, and the following are the commemorative coins from 2010 to the present: ordinary commemorative coins of the Shanghai World Expo.

2010 Chinese New Year commemorative coin (Year of the Tiger).

and "Character calligraphy ordinary commemorative coin (official book)."

The second group of ordinary commemorative coins for environmental protection (participation).

Ordinary commemorative coin for the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.

2011 Chinese New Year Commemorative Coin (Year of the Rabbit).

2012 Chinese New Year Commemorative Coin (Year of the Dragon).

2013 Chinese New Year Commemorative Coin (Year of the Snake).

and "calligraphy ordinary commemorative coins (line calligraphy)."

2014 Chinese New Year Commemorative Coin (Year of the Horse).

and "Character calligraphy ordinary commemorative coin (cursive)."

2015 Chinese New Year Ordinary Commemorative Coin - Sheep.

2015 Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the World Anti-Fascist War Coin 2015 China Aerospace Commemorative Coin 2015.

2016 Chinese New Year Commemorative Coin - Monkey.

The 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

2017 Chinese New Year Commemorative Coin - Chicken.

It has collectible value, but because the circulation is too large (usually up to 30 million), the appreciation is relatively limited.