Across China: Guangzhou

Commemorative coins

China Gold Coin Corp issued a set of gold and silver commemorative coins to mark the 16th Asian Games

The set consists of a golden coin with a face value of 100 yuan and a silver one with a face value of 10 yuan, and the issuance will be no more than 30,000 and 60,000, respectively.

The 16th Asian Games will be held Nov 12 to Nov 27, 2010, in Guangzhou -- the country's second city to host the Asian Games following the 11th Asian Games in Beijing in 1990.

(China Daily 08/17/2009 page10)