The 2024 Auspicious Culture Commemorative Coin will be released in May. Heart-shaped commemorative coins are the "star" commemorative coins, which have been a hot topic when they are sold in the past.
The People's Bank of China recently announced that it will issue a set of 2024 auspicious cultural gold and silver commemorative coins on May 20, 2024. There are 8 commemorative coins in this set, including 3 gold commemorative coins, 4 silver commemorative coins, and 1 gold and silver bimetallic commemorative coin, all of which are legal tender of the People's Republic of China.
The reporter noted that the 2024 auspicious cultural coin will revolve around four themes: the joy of birth, childbirth, beautiful love, and auspicious happiness, which correspond to the commemorative coins with the words "one year old and one gift", "endless life", "heart to heart" and "perfect". Two commemorative coins are issued for each theme, for a total of eight.
What are the specific patterns and decorations of the 2024 auspicious cultural coins? How much does it cost? What channels can I buy?
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What are the patterns of the commemorative coin?
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Since 2015, the auspicious cultural coin has been issued continuously for many years, and a heart-shaped commemorative coin has been launched. The obverse of the 2024 auspicious culture gold and silver commemorative coins is in the shape of the word "auspicious", lined with traditional Chinese auspicious ornaments, and the name of the country and the year are published. The pattern on the back varies.
Commemorative coin design Source: People's Bank of China website
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How much is the circulation?
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According to the central bank, the maximum circulation of 30-gram heart-shaped silver commemorative coins and 15-gram round silver commemorative coins is 50,000 and 40,000 respectively, and the maximum circulation of 5-gram gold 3-gram silver heart-shaped bimetallic commemorative coins and 30-gram Ruyi-shaped silver commemorative coins are 30,000 and 20,000 respectively, and the maximum circulation of 5-gram round gold commemorative coins is 5,000, and the maximum circulation of the rest of the commemorative coins is 10,000.
It is worth mentioning that the fineness of the 8 commemorative coins is 99.9%.
Source: People's Bank of China website Tabulatory/Reporter Wu Yang
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When can I snap it up?
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The central bank is scheduled for May 20. Many financial institutions have opened appointment channels.
Agricultural Bank of China has started selling 2024 auspicious cultural gold and silver commemorative coins on May 15, 2024, including 9 sets. Among them, a large set of gold and silver commemorative coins will be sold in order, and other products will be sold in the form of an appointment lottery; The reservation time for the commemorative coins disclosed by Bank of China is from 12:00 on May 20, 2024 to 14:30 on May 27, 2024. China UnionPay will open reservations on May 14, and the appointment deadline will be at 17:00 on May 23, and the results will be announced at 10:30 on May 24.
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Where do you buy it?
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According to the announcement issued by the central bank, sales channels can be queried on the China Gold Coin Network (www.chngc.net/qd) or the "China Gold Coins" WeChat public account.
According to the China Gold Coin Network, the sales of auspicious cultural commemorative coins in 2024 will be divided into direct sales channels of Chinese gold coins, channels of financial institutions, and channels of licensed retailers of Chinese gold coins. Among them, the financial institution channel includes 11 financial institutions, namely Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, Postal Savings Bank, China Merchants Bank, Minsheng Bank, Industrial Bank, UnionPay and Ping An Bank. The specific purchase method is realized through the official APP of the financial institution.
It should be noted that most of the sales of commemorative coins are sold in the form of an appointment lottery, which is completed within the specified time, and then the lottery is carried out before the winning users can buy it.
Source: "China Gold Coin" WeChat public account watch/reporter Wu Yang
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How much does it cost?
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The price of commemorative coins varies from a few hundred yuan to tens of thousands of yuan.
For example, the sales price of the 2024 auspicious culture commemorative coin set (a total of 8 pieces) sold by the Agricultural Bank of China is 18,430 yuan, and the sales price of the 2024 auspicious culture 15-gram silver coin is 660 yuan, both of which are limited to 1 set; The 2024 Auspicious Culture Commemorative Coin (Perfect) Gold and Silver Set (3 grams of gold + 15 grams of silver) issued by Bank of China is 2,810 yuan per set, and each customer is limited to two sets.
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What should I pay attention to during the purchase process?
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A number of financial institutions have mentioned in the sales announcement that customers cannot cancel the registration after the successful registration of the appointment, and they cannot unfreeze the payment of the product halfway.
According to the reservation interface of the UnionPay app, due to the particularity of precious metal products, once the reservation order is submitted, the receipt information cannot be modified. Orders can be cancelled as needed during the reservation period; After winning the lottery, the system will automatically deduct the payment, and the winning order does not support return and refund.
Bank of China issued a warm reminder that customers cannot cancel the registration after successful registration, and cannot unfreeze the payment for the product halfway; Due to the particularity of precious metal products, unilateral refunds and returns are not supported after winning the lottery.
Reviewer: Ye Siqi
Editor: Wang Yin
Proofreading: Zhang Diange
Producer: Li Ruoyu
Issued by: Sun Hong