On November 28th, the first shaped common commemorative coin issued by the People's Bank of China, the Taishan common commemorative coin, began to be exchanged.
World Cultural and Natural Heritage - Taishan General Commemorative Coin is a general commemorative coin to be issued by the People's Bank of China, with a denomination of 5 yuan, a rounded square style, and made of brass alloy, which has the same function as the current circulating RMB, and circulates in the same denomination with the same value of RMB.
The style of the Taishan coin is rounded square, made of brass alloy, with a denomination of 5 yuan and a mintage of 120 million pieces. The main scene pattern of the coin is the world cultural and natural heritage - Mount Tai, including Mount Tai pines and cypresses, Mount Tai sunrise, picking the mountain workers, Mount Tai stone carvings, the South Heavenly Gate, the eighteen disks, and the Jade Emperor Peak and so on.
A set of 20 square Tarzan coins, unlike the paper packaging of previous coins, are packaged in a gold-colored plastic bucket. Some collectors say that the Tarzan coins can no longer be called "a roll", but "a tube", meaning "a tube of rivers and mountains".
The banks for reserving Taishan coins are Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and Construction Bank. The four banks are responsible for offline exchange in different regions, and the exchange bank in Shanghai is ICBC.
As of 9 a.m. on Dec. 1, from the exchange data of the four major banks, the exchange rate of Tarzan coins is nearly 87%, and the exchange volume has exceeded 100 million coins.
As a commemorative coin of the "World Cultural and Natural Heritage", the Tarzan coin has a good collection value. Due to the scarcity of the coins, the price of Tarzan coins has risen in the market, much higher than its face value of 5 yuan.
According to the first financial, in the beginning of the exchange on November 28, there are many "scalpers" premium purchase, a set of 280-300 yuan. An e-commerce platform sold a set of up to 481 yuan, about 24 yuan a piece.
There are a lot of netizens in the online trading Taishan coins, its buyers bid 300 to receive a volume of 20 coins and not a few, that is, 15 yuan / coins has been more common market price; there are also sellers of two rolls of 40 coins for 800 yuan, or a volume of 20 coins for 390 yuan, about 20 yuan / coins, or up to 300%.
Commemorative coins are legal tender issued by a country to commemorate international or national political, historical, cultural and other major events, outstanding people, famous monuments, rare animals and plants, sports events, etc. It includes ordinary commemorative coins and precious metal commemorative coins. The quality of these coins is either plain or refined, and they are issued in limited quantities.
Ordinary commemorative coins can be circulated, but precious metal commemorative coins cannot be circulated. Chinese commemorative coins are of specific themes, designed and manufactured by China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation and issued by People's Bank of China as legal tender. Commemorative coins are usually issued to commemorate major political and historical events, traditional culture and other things of special significance in China. Common commemorative coins have the same function as the current circulation RMB and circulate with the same denomination of RMB.
The People's Bank of China has issued 113 ordinary commemorative coins since the thirty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1984 to 2019 (until January 2019).
Since the issuance of the first set of precious metal coins for the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1979, China's modern gold and silver commemorative coins have gone through nearly four decades of brilliant development, with a cumulative total of more than 15 series of more than 2,000 varieties of gold and silver commemorative coins for sale, with major political and historical events as the subject matter, Outstanding historical figures, giant pandas and rare animals, the Chinese Zodiac, Chinese classical literature, ancient scientific and technological inventions and discoveries, traditional Chinese culture, famous Chinese painters, religious art, sports, military science and technology, etc., which reflect China's 5,000 years of civilized history and the long history of Chinese culture.
Preservation methods
First of all, avoid direct contact with hard objects, do not put several coins in one pocket at the same time, and should be wrapped separately in softer cloth or paper.
Secondly, to prevent hand pollution, commemorative coins factory with a thin layer of sealed transparent plastic bags, so that the coin surface from the role of oxidation, easily do not take it out and touch it directly with your hands, when viewing the commemorative coins, the conditions should be put on a thin glove, with the thumb and forefinger pinch the edges of the coins, to prevent sweat stains contamination of the surface of the coins.
Again, avoid exposure to acids.
Commemorative coins should be stored in a ventilated, dry place for collection
Precious metal coins are cared for in the following ways:
How to clean gold coins without actually cleaning them. If they become dirty, wash them in warm soapy water, then rinse with water and place them in two soft cloths to absorb the moisture.
HOW TO CLEAN SILVER COINS: The method of cleaning silver coins depends first of all on the degree of oxidation and the color of the coin. If a silver coin with a high silver content is slightly oxidized, clean it using an ammonia solution, a sodium carbonate solution and toothpaste made into a paste, or white vinegar to a small amount of water. It is recommended that the silver coin be immersed in the solution for a few minutes. Soak a cotton ball in the solution and gently rub the surface of the coin, then rinse with water once the oxidized layer of the coin has dissolved.
