China's central bank on Thursday issued two commemorative coins to mark the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March.
The coins comprise one gold coin and one silver coin, all of which are legal tender in China, according to the People's Bank of China.
Both gold and silver coins feature China's national emblem, the country name and year of issuance on the obverse.
An 8-gram round gold coin features on its reverse a five-pointed star, sickle and axe, rays of light, a scene of the Red Army crossing the snowy mountains and grasslands, a Chinese inscription marking the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, "1936–2026," and the face value of 100 yuan. It has a maximum mintage of 10,000 pieces.
A 30-gram round silver coin features on its reverse a sculpture of the Red Army's Long March arrival in northern Shaanxi Province, Yan'an Baota Mountain, the Yanhe River, along with an inscription marking the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, "1936–2026," and the face value value of 10 yuan. It has a maximum mintage of 20,000 pieces.
The Long March (1934-1936) was a military maneuver by the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army that later became a defining episode in modern Chinese history, symbolizing endurance and perseverance as the poorly armed soldiers crossed some of the country's harshest terrain, enduring hunger, thirst and cold, to establish a new revolutionary base. In October 1934, some 86,000 Red Army soldiers crossed the river, little knowing that they were embarking on a grueling 12,500-kilometer journey. In October 1936, three main Red Army forces converged in northwestern China, marking the end of the Long March.
China issues commemorative coins marking 90th anniversary of Long March victory
