According to the official website of the People's Bank of China, the People's Bank of China will issue a set of 2023 New Year commemorative coins from December 22, 2022. There are 3 commemorative coins in this set, including 1 gold commemorative coin, 1 silver commemorative coin and 1 two-color copper alloy commemorative coin, all of which are legal currencies of the People's Republic of China. The front of gold and silver commemorative coins is the national emblem of the People's Republic of China, and the country name and year number "2023" are published; The pattern on the back is a combination design of "Fu" character, lion dance shape, etc., and the face value is published. The two color copper alloy commemorative coins have the words "People's Bank of China" and "10 yuan" on the front, the Chinese phonetic alphabet "SHIYUAN" and the year number "2023", and the motif is lined with a round flower pattern; The main scene on the back is the rabbit image combined with traditional Chinese paper-cut art and decorative New Year picture elements, while the background scene is decorated with lanterns, osmanthus twigs and osmanthus flowers, and the words "kui mao" are printed on the left side of the coin. In terms of the size and circulation of commemorative coins, the 1g round gold commemorative coins are generally made, including 1g pure gold, 10mm in diameter, 10 yuan in denomination, 99.9% in quality, and the maximum circulation is 100000 pieces. The 8g round silver commemorative coins are generally made, including 8g pure silver, 25mm in diameter, 3 yuan in denomination, 99.9% in quality, and a maximum circulation of 1500000 pieces. The two-color copper alloy commemorative coins have a face value of 10 yuan, a diameter of 27 mm, a two-color copper alloy material, and a circulation of 120 million pieces (including 10000 pieces of historical currency files). It is worth noting that the two-color copper alloy commemorative coins have the same functions as the current circulating RMB and are circulating at the same value as the RMB of the same denomination. (Liu Xinshe)