Artefacts

Beijing 2008, 2000 yuan. China. Series 3. Modern sports events and Games' emblem.

Obverse

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

Reverse

Olympic symbol and four representations of modern sports events: boxing, volley, diving and hurdles. On the lower part, caption (Chinese): "29th Summer Olympic Games ; 2000 Yuan".

Created

Created: Chunning GUO Created: People's Bank of China Created: Jian ZHOU Created: Yunfei XU Created: Chunye ZHANG Created: Yusu LIU Created: Wei LI Created: Wei LOU Created: Lili FU Created: Huan CHANG

Materials

jade, gold 999

Colors

red, gold, green

Dimension

ø Monnaie-sans capsule: 60 x 3.15 mm, Socle avec lion: 19 x 17 x 16.9 cm, Socle avec lion et médaille: 3557 g, Monnaie-sans capsule: 155 g