Is there any news about the 2016 Chinese New Year commemorative coins?

On January 1, it will be exchanged at the four major banks.

The People's Bank of China's first zodiac circulation commemorative was issued on January 16, 2003, when the circulation was 10 million, because the first issue did not know the effect, the circulation was relatively small, because the first year of the response was good, every year after that, the Chinese Bank will issue the year's zodiac commemorative coin, becoming one of the most collectible items of the year.

Further information: The Lunar New Year commemorative coins are a set of commemorative coins scheduled to be issued by the People's Bank of China from December 21, 2021. There are 3 commemorative coins in this set, including 1 gold commemorative coin, 1 silver commemorative coin, and 1 two-color copper alloy commemorative coin, all of which are legal tender of the People's Republic of China.

The obverse design of the gold and silver commemorative coins is the national emblem of the People's Republic of China, and the name of the country and the year name "2022" are published. The obverse of the two-color copper commemorative coin features the words "People's Bank of China" and "10 yuan", the Chinese pinyin letter "shiyuan" and the year number "2022", and the shading is lined with a cluster flower pattern. The reverse of the 1-gram round gold commemorative coin is the shape of the word "Fu" by Wen Zhengming in the Ming Dynasty, with a combination of panes, plum blossoms, and eaves of houses, and the denomination is published.

The reverse of the round silver commemorative coin is designed in the shape of the word "Fu" in the Ming Dynasty, with panes, paper-cut flowers, magpies, plum blossoms, and eaves of houses. The main scene on the reverse of the two-color copper commemorative coin is the image of a tiger combining traditional Chinese paper-cutting art with decorative New Year painting elements, and the background pattern is a flower lantern, pine branches and pine cones, and the word "Ren Yin" is printed on the left side of the coin[1].

4.This set of gold and silver commemorative coins is minted by Shenzhen National Treasure Mint and distributed by China Gold Coin Group. The two-color copper commemorative coin is limited to 20 pieces per person, the reservation period is from January 7 to January 9, 2022, the reservation verification period is from January 12 to January 13, 2022, and the reservation exchange period is from January 14 to January 20, 2022.

80 million.

On February 6, 2015, the 2015 Chinese New Year commemorative coin was issued. The issuance of the Year of the Goat Zodiac coins has been adjusted to 80 million, compared with the 100 million "heavenly amount" of 100 million coins in the Year of the Horse in 2014, the issuance has been reduced by 20 million.

This is the first of the second round of Chinese New Year commemorative coins issued by China. On the day of the launch, there were long queues at some bank outlets. Not only do citizens want to buy coins for the Year of the Goat, but many coin dealers are also buying them in large quantities online.

Some currency dealers said that the purchase price can be accompanied by the market, and the opening price is 30 32 yuan for acquisition.

Lunar New Year commemorative coins are mainly sold to commemorate major festivals or political, historical, cultural, outstanding figures, places of interest, etc., and the Chinese New Year commemorative coins are actually the same as ordinary currency, which is also legal tender, which can not only be used for circulation, but also can play a value-added effect if used for collection. Chinese commemorative coins have a specific theme, which is designed and manufactured by the People's Bank of China authorized by the state, and then issued by the national bank. Commemorative coins are mainly issued to commemorate major political and historical events and traditional culture and other things of special significance in our country.

Commemorative coins are equivalent to the denomination of the renminbi circulating in the market, but they are collectible.

Extended Materials. The ordinary commemorative coins issued by the People's Bank of China have been issued 111 from the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1984 to 2018 (until July 2018). Commemorative coins since the 1979 issue of the "30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China" the first set of commemorative coins, China's modern gold and silver commemorative coins have gone through nearly 40 years of glorious development, a total of more than 15 series, more than 2,000 varieties of gold and silver commemorative coins, the subject matter is major political and historical events, outstanding historical figures, giant pandas and rare animals, zodiac, Chinese classical literature, ancient scientific and technological inventions and discoveries, Chinese traditional culture, Chinese famous paintings, religious art, sports, military science and technology, etc., the content reflects China's 5,000-year history of civilization and long-standing Chinese culture.

In order to better reflect the design theme of the commemorative coin, the Mint's engineers have also developed a number of new processes during the minting process. For example:

1. On the basis of round coins, special-shaped coins are added, mainly including: rectangle, polygon, fan, and plum blossom.

2. On the basis of the natural color coin, a series of color coins has been developed, that is, the color pattern is printed on one side of the gold and silver coins with a special process to increase the new artistic effect of the gold and silver coins, and its color is wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and can remain bright for a long time.

3. In casting, sandblasting, high relief and other processes are also widely used. The pattern is sprayed with an extremely fine frosted surface, and when the gold and silver coins are produced, a beautiful silver layer appears in the pattern part; Or make the height of the pattern higher than the surface of the coin to increase its three-dimensional sense and layering.

4. On the basis of monometallic coins, bimetallic coins and partially gold-plated silver coins have been developed, and one coin is made of two different colors of metal, which is divided into inner and outer rings, such as gold core silver outer ring; Partial gold plating of silver coins refers to the inlay of metal on the part of a silver coin.

There are 18 issues of regular commemorative coins for Chinese New Year.

The first Chinese zodiac circulation commemorative is the People's Bank of China began to issue on January 16, 2003, the Lunar New Year commemorative coins will be issued at the end of the year according to the practice of previous years, issued once a year, the 2021 Lunar New Year ordinary commemorative coins have a face value of 10 yuan, a diameter of 27 mm, and a two-color copper alloy, and the number of issued is 100 million, of which the number of reservation exchange is 100 million (including 10,000 historical currency archives retained), and the number of binding sales is 100 million. The obverse of the Lunar New Year commemorative coin features the words "People's Bank of China" and "10 yuan", the Chinese pinyin letter "shiyuan" and the year number "2021", and the shading is lined with a group flower pattern. The main scene pattern on the back is a combination of traditional Chinese paper-cutting art and decorative New Year painting elements, a head lifted to dig the head of the cow, the backdrop pattern is a lantern and five grains, and the left side of the coin is printed with the word "Xin Chou".

Extended Materials. 1. Characteristics of commemorative coins.

A commemorative coin is not just a simple currency, it is a currency issued specifically to commemorate an important theme. So it must be memorable. This commemorative meaning should be fully expressed through the meaning of the pattern and the expression of words.

For example, the commemorative coins of the Great Man series take the head of a well-known great man as the main pattern, and the theme is prominent, concise and clear. A set of 3 coins commemorating the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The obverse pattern consists of the national emblem, the square, and fireworks.

The festive atmosphere of the National Day is clear at a glance. In the selection of themes, the circulation of commemorative coins highlights the key points and forms their own series. In terms of subject matter, important historical events, outstanding figures, and particularly important things in the present town are highlighted.

These commemorative coins also constitute a series, such as the Great Man Series, the National Day Series, the Sports Series, the Autonomous Region Series, the Special Administrative Region Series, and the Rare Animals Series. It reflects China's political, economic, cultural, sports, and scientific and technological conditions in one aspect.

2. The issuance method of ordinary commemorative coins for the Chinese New Year.

In accordance with the People's Bank of China's "Interim Regulations on the Administration of the Issuance of Ordinary Commemorative Coins" (Yinfa 2020 No. 173), after bidding, the underwriting group of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China undertakes the issuance of ordinary commemorative coins for the 2021 New Year, with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China as the main underwriter, Bank of Communications, China Merchants Bank, Pudong Development Bank, Huaxia Bank, Shaanxi Rural Credit Cooperatives Union and Yongyin Cultural Development Group****, Guojin** The shares are members of the underwriting syndicate. Among them, the reservation exchange work is jointly undertaken by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the Bank of Communications, the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, the Huaxia Bank and the Shaanxi Rural Credit Cooperatives, and the reservation exchange work in some counties and areas where the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China underwriting group has no outlets is handled by the Agricultural Bank of China and the Postal Savings Bank of China.

The Chinese New Year commemorative coin has a certain collection value, and it is also a currency with a circulation function.