Artefacts

Beijing 2008, 10 yuan. China. Series 3. Lion Dance and Games' emblem.

Obverse

Games' emblem surrounded by the traditional paired Chinese dragon. Caption (Chinese): "People's Republic of China ; 2008".

Reverse

Representation of the traditional Chinese folk art - Lion Danse, traditional chinese window lattice and, on the right, colored design from Chinese folk art - folk shadowgraph. Caption (Chinese): "29th Summer Olympic Games ; 10 Yuan".

Created

Created: Chunning GUO Created: People's Bank of China

Materials

silver 999

Colors

yellow, silver, orange

Dimension

ø 40 mm, 28.35 g

Type of item

Coins -> olympic coins

Reference number

203509

Edge

Milled.

Mintmark/Mintage

/ 160000

Keywords

Beijing 2008, Olympic Games Beijing Dance emblem Tradition

Notes

Beijing 2008 Launched for the 1952 Games in Helsinki, special currency designs helped to finance the Games. Their iconography gave pride of place to the monuments of the host country, its natural resources and its traditions. Gold coins for the Athens 2004 Games represented the Panathenaic Stadium, which was renovated for the Athens Games in 1896.