After two practical exercises of the Bank of China's ordinary commemorative coin reservation system, the market is full of eager expectations for the second reservation of ordinary commemorative coins and commemorative banknotes for the upcoming 2024 Chinese New Year. According to insiders, the appointment will fully adopt the mode of online appointment and offline exchange, completely bidding farewell to the traditional way of requiring people to get up early and rush to bank outlets to queue up.
Naturally, this change has sparked a lot of discussion, especially among older collectors who are accustomed to the traditional way, who have expressed concern and confusion. However, judging from the actual situation of ordinary commemorative coins and commemorative banknotes in recent years, online reservation and offline exchange are undoubtedly the most reasonable and efficient.
Back in those days before 2015, each new issue of commemorative banknotes and regular commemorative coins would attract large crowds of people waiting in front of bank branches. At that time, as long as there was stock at the bank branch, the queue could continue until the exchange ended. However, this approach is not only inefficient, but also often leads to confusion and dissatisfaction due to long queues and excessive number of people.
It is based on this consideration that since 2015, all newly issued ordinary commemorative coins and commemorative banknotes have shifted to the mode of online reservation and offline exchange. This method not only greatly improves the efficiency of reservations and redemptions, but also avoids the confusion and dissatisfaction caused by long queues.
Of course, there are also advantages and disadvantages to online appointment and offline redemption. For seniors, they may not be comfortable with this new type of appointment method. However, we also have to admit that this way does provide more convenience for those busy young people. Moreover, in some areas, banks still retain the method of offline appointment and offline exchange to meet the needs of those elderly who are really unable to adapt to online appointments.
For the second reservation of the upcoming 2024 Chinese New Year Dragon Commemorative Coins and Commemorative Banknotes, it was originally planned that the remaining quantities would be announced within a week after the end of the first exchange, and the on-site exchange will be conducted. However, judging from the on-site exchange situation in some areas, the effect is not ideal. Even in some areas, the on-site exchange had to be temporarily canceled due to the excessive number of people and the situation was out of control. This has undoubtedly brought a lot of trouble and regret to banks and collectors.
Taking the Shanghai area as an example, it was originally planned to use on-site exchange for secondary exchange. However, due to the enthusiasm of collectors, it is not uncommon for banks to queue up overnight. In order to maintain order and ensure safety, the Shanghai area had to cancel the on-site exchange in the middle of the night, and further notice of the exchange method and time. However, to this day, the exact time and method of redemption have not been announced, which undoubtedly increases the expectations and anxiety of collectors.
Nevertheless, we still believe that with the continuous improvement and optimization of the reservation system, the future of commemorative coins and commemorative banknotes will be more convenient, efficient and fair. Let's look forward to that moment together!