How to distinguish the authenticity of commemorative coins?

1. Choose a regular sales channel: the sales outlets must be branches of China Gold Coin Corporation, China Gold Coin Franchise Retailer and Special Dealer, with regular outlets and the "authorization letter" of China Gold Coin Franchise Retailer and the "logo" of China Gold Coin Franchise Retailer issued by China Gold Coin Corporation;

2. Identify the authenticity by product theme: Before purchasing, it is best to log on to the official website of China People's Bank, China Gold Coin Corporation and the customer service center of China Gold Coin Corporation for theme verification. If you can't find it in the above channels, it is basically a counterfeit product;

3. Authenticity identification by issuing elements: The issuing elements of precious metal commemorative coins mainly include theme, pattern, denomination, material, specification, issue quantity, issue time, identification certificate, etc. , the three are indispensable;

4. Identification of authenticity through process quality characteristics: most precious metal products are treated by specific specifications of sandblasting technology, which is subdivided into uniform sandblasting, gradual sandblasting, multi-stage sandblasting, reverse sandblasting, decorative grid sandblasting and other effects, and strict relief design and modeling technology are adopted, with full colors, uniform ink distribution and accurate alignment with the bottom relief;

5. Authenticity appraisal through the appraisal certificate: The authentic appraisal certificate is issued by the authoritative organization-China People's Bank, with the words signed by the president. 1999, special panda full-page watermark anti-counterfeiting paper is used, with clear text number, clear color outline and good layering.

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Precious Metal Commemorative Coins Since the first set of precious metal commemorative coins was issued in 1979, China's modern gold and silver commemorative coins have gone through a glorious development course of nearly 40 years, with more than 2,000 varieties sold in 15 series.

Themes include major political and historical events, outstanding historical figures, giant pandas and rare animals, China Zodiac, China classical literature, ancient scientific and technological inventions and discoveries, China traditional culture, China famous painters, religious arts, sports, military science and technology, etc. , which reflects China's 5,000-year history of civilization and a long history of China culture.

People's Daily Online-The popularity of the commemorative coin market is very important to identify the authenticity.