The People’s Bank of China is to issue a series of 2015 Chinese Bingshen Year (Year of the Monkey) gold and silver commemorative coins on October 16th, 2015. The program consists of 17 coins, with 10 in gold and 7 in silver, all of which are the legal tender of the People’s Republic of China.

Designs of the Coins

Obverse Design

The common obverse of the gold and silver commemorative coins features the national emblem of the People’s Republic of China, auspicious design of lotus and fish symbolizing a surplus year after year， the title of PRC, and the year date.

Reverse Design

The reverse of an image of a lifelike monkey in the foreground and a decorative design of the monkey as the background, the face value, and the words “Bingshen” in Chinese.

10kg round gold coin is proof in quality, 180mm in diameter, 100000 Yuan in face value, 99.9% in fineness and contains 10kg of pure gold. The total mintage is 18 pieces.