Central Bank of China

PRESS RELEASE Release Date: January 2, 2004




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The 12th Issue of Proof Coin Set

The Central Bank of China will issue the 12th Proof Coin Set on the 6th of January 2004. Each set consists of six proof coins in different denominations as well as a silver medal weighing half an ounce. Each proof coin set costs NT$1000.

The obverse of the medal shows a mother monkey cradling her offspring on her lap as she sits on the branch of a peach tree. The reverse depicts the traditional mythological figure of Fortune with an unfurled scroll announcing the arrival of the New Year and bounty of good fortune. In the foreground, three children are lighting a firecracker. The diamond shape contains the composite Chinese character, "Chao-tsai-chin-bao," which stands as a welcoming invitation to wealth and treasure.

The Bank of Taiwan and the Central Trust of China are appointed as the delegates of the Central Bank of China to deal with the sale of 180,000 sets and 6,000 sets of proof coin sets. Each person may purchase one set at a time.