2649) Tiangong Space Station, China: 50 Yuan (Gold) and 10 Yuan (Silver) commemorative coins mark the completion of the Space Station: Date/Year of Coins issue: 09.01.2023:
The Bank of China has released on 09.01.2023 gold and silver commemorative coins, which mark the completion of the country’s space station.
Initiated and then launched in 1992, the orbital complex, which is known as Tiangong or “Heavenly Palace,” was finished towards the end of 2022 with the addition of two science laboratories to an earlier launched core module.
Tiangong space station is a space station constructed by China and operated by China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) in low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km (210 and 280 mi) above the surface.
It is China's first long-term space station, part of the Tiangong programme and the core of the "Third Step" of the China Manned Space Program (CMSP).
It has a pressurised volume of 320 m3 (11,300 cu ft), slightly over one third the size of the International Space Station.
The construction of the station is based on the experience gained from its precursors, Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2.
The first module, the "Tianhe" (meaning "Harmony of the Heavens") core module, was launched on 29.04.2021, followed by multiple crewed and uncrewed missions and two more laboratory cabin modules "Wentian" ("Quest for the Heavens") launched on 24.07.2022 and "Mengtian" ("Dreaming of the Heavens") launched on 31.10.2022.
The research conducted on the station aims to improve researchers' ability to conduct science experiments in space and also for discreetly spying on other countries.
Both Gold and Silver Commemorative Coins have been minted at the Shenzhen National Mint Company Ltd. on behalf of the People’s Bank of China.
The Obverse of the 10 Yuan Silver and Colour Coin depicts two taikonauts, (as Chinese astronauts are referred to), working outside of the space station.
One of the spacewalkers is mounted to the end of the robotic arm, while the other is emerging out of an airlock.
To the left of the space station, are seen the images of the other two modules, which is part of the three-piece orbital complex.
The official logo of the project is seen to the right of the taikonauts, and the Chinese characters which read "中 国 空 间站" (“Chinese Space Station”) are placed above the design.
At the bottom is the coin’s denomination of 10 元 (“10 Yuan”).
The Obverse of the 50 Yuan Gold Coin features the t-shaped Tiangong or “Heavenly Palace” module.
The space station is shown with all three modules which are now in place, and which complete the orbital complex.
Above the depiction of the space station is the commemorative inscription in Chinese characters, which reads "中国 空 间 站" (“Chinese Space Station”) with the official logo of the project, which is shown to the upper left.
The denomination of "50元" (“50 Yuan”) is placed below the primary design.
The Reverse design of both the gold and silver commemorative coins features the "Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest" at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, with the name of the country "中 华 人 民 共 和 国" (“People’s Republic of China”) placed above the temple along the upper edge.
The year 2022 is shown below, the same year the space station was completed.
i) The specifications of the Silver Coin are:
Country: China; Date/Year of issue: 09.01.2023 (with year of issue inscribed as 2022); Denomination: 10 Yuan; Coin Theme: "Tiangong Space Station, China"; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 30.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 40.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof with applied colour (P); Minted By: Shenzhen National Mint Company Ltd. on behalf of the People’s Bank of China; Mintage: 50,000 pieces; Designers: Jian Yiping and Cao Aodong.
ii) The specifications of the Gold Coin are:
Country: China; Date/Year of issue: 09.01.2023 (with Year of issue inscribed as 2022); Denomination: 50 Yuan; Coin Theme: "Tiangong Space Station, China"; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 3.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 18.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof (P); Minted By: Shenzhen National Mint Company Ltd. on behalf of the People’s Bank of China; Mintage: 20,000 pieces; Designers: Li Zhihong and Zhang Qi.
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