2026 Auspicious Culture Gold and Silver Commemorative Coins: six pieces in ruyi, heart and square-hole shapes
According to a notice from the People's Bank of China, a set of "2026 Auspicious Culture Gold and Silver Commemorative Coins" will be issued starting May 10, 2026. The notice is dated April 29. The set has six coins, three gold and three silver. All are legal tender of the People's Republic of China, with 99.9% purity, and they are proof coins.
First, the gold coins. The 5-gram ruyi-shaped gold coin has a face value of 80 yuan and a maximum mintage of 10,000. Its reverse shows a mother and baby deer with auspicious flowers. The 3-gram heart-shaped gold coin has a face value of 50 yuan and a maximum mintage of 20,000, and its reverse shows a wild goose. The 20-gram round coin with a square hole has a face value of 300 yuan and a diameter of 30 millimeters, but its maximum mintage is only 2,000. Its reverse shows bats, peaches and cloud patterns.
Now the silver coins. The 30-gram ruyi-shaped silver coin has a mintage of 20,000, and its reverse shows fish and scroll patterns. The 30-gram heart-shaped silver coin has a face value of 10 yuan and a maximum mintage of 40,000, and its reverse shows a cat and a heart motif. The 30-gram round silver coin with a square hole has a diameter of 40 millimeters and a mintage of 20,000, and its reverse shows fish and water patterns. All six obverses use the word "auspicious" in a designed form, paired with traditional decorative motifs.
The coins were minted by Shanghai Mint Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Guobao Mint Co., Ltd., and are distributed exclusively by China Gold Coin Group Co., Ltd. They can be purchased through the China Gold Coin website or the "China Gold Coin" WeChat account.
I find the shapes interesting: ruyi, heart and round with a square hole side by side feel traditional without being stiff. Judging by the mintage figures, the 20-gram square-hole gold coin, with only 2,000 pieces, will probably be the most sought after.
Source: Xinhua News (reprinting the People's Bank of China notice)
First, the gold coins. The 5-gram ruyi-shaped gold coin has a face value of 80 yuan and a maximum mintage of 10,000. Its reverse shows a mother and baby deer with auspicious flowers. The 3-gram heart-shaped gold coin has a face value of 50 yuan and a maximum mintage of 20,000, and its reverse shows a wild goose. The 20-gram round coin with a square hole has a face value of 300 yuan and a diameter of 30 millimeters, but its maximum mintage is only 2,000. Its reverse shows bats, peaches and cloud patterns.
Now the silver coins. The 30-gram ruyi-shaped silver coin has a mintage of 20,000, and its reverse shows fish and scroll patterns. The 30-gram heart-shaped silver coin has a face value of 10 yuan and a maximum mintage of 40,000, and its reverse shows a cat and a heart motif. The 30-gram round silver coin with a square hole has a diameter of 40 millimeters and a mintage of 20,000, and its reverse shows fish and water patterns. All six obverses use the word "auspicious" in a designed form, paired with traditional decorative motifs.
The coins were minted by Shanghai Mint Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Guobao Mint Co., Ltd., and are distributed exclusively by China Gold Coin Group Co., Ltd. They can be purchased through the China Gold Coin website or the "China Gold Coin" WeChat account.
I find the shapes interesting: ruyi, heart and round with a square hole side by side feel traditional without being stiff. Judging by the mintage figures, the 20-gram square-hole gold coin, with only 2,000 pieces, will probably be the most sought after.
Source: Xinhua News (reprinting the People's Bank of China notice)
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