Home Business China International Culture��Edu Sci��Tech Sports Life Travel P hotos ��Search China Observer �� Rapid growth in China's foreign reserves is rational �� RMB Appreciation to create its own bubble? �� More and more Chinese are making a living online Photos �� Beijing's peddling king is accepting apprentices �� Smoking room at the Beijing Railway Station �� Gold edition of "Mao Zedong's handwritten poetry" ��Home>>Photos 0.5-kg silver coin for the Year of the Rooster www.chinanews.cn 2005-01-24 18:02:56 On January 20, 2005, Shandong issued a limited edition of a colored silver coin for the Year of the Rooster. The coin is cast with 0.5 kilogram of silver with a purity grade of 99.9%. One side features the head portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, the country's name and the coin's face value. On its back, there is a rooster under the rising sun, surrounded by five bats (homophonic with "Fu", which means good fortune) and colorful clouds, the year of casting and the full-form Chinese character for rooster. The coin should be good as a collector's item or a gift for its magnificent design and bright colors. It was cast by the Australia-based Perth Mint and the limited editor issued by the Shandong Philatelic Company. E-mail: zhangqinghua@chinanews.com.cn Tel: 8610-88387443 Fax: 8610-68327649 Copyright� 2004 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Disclaimer: viewpoints in the website do not represent China News Service Learn Chinese, Chinesepod