1992 Chinese Historical Figures Silver Set

 Cai Wen Ji

(177 - 254, Han Dynasty)

Poet and Musician

 花木兰

Hua Mu Lan

(Northern Wei)

General

 

 王昭君
Wang Zhao Jun

(50BC, Western Han Dynasty)

Chief Consort of Xiongnu, one of Four Great Beauties of China

 

 Xiao Zhuo

(953 - 1009)

Strategist

郑成功

Zheng Cheng Gong

(1624 - 1662, Ming - Qing Dynasty)

Military leader

1990 Chinese Historical Figures Silver Set

 李时珍

Li Shi Zhen

(1518 - 1593, Ming Dynasty)

Doctor, Herbalist and Acupuncturist  

 李自成

Li Zi Cheng

(1606 - 1646, Ming Dynasty)

Rebel Leader who overthrew the Ming Dynasty and ruled China as Emperor during Shun Dynasty (1644 - 1646)

 

 罗贯中

Luo Guan Zhong

(1331 - 1400, late Yuan & early Ming Dynasty)

Writer of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and edited Water Margin

郑和

Zheng He

( 1371 - 1433, Ming Dynasty)

Eunuch, Marine Explorer, Diplomat & Fleet Admiral

1987 Chinese Historical Figures Silver Set

杜甫
Du Fu
(712 - 770, Tang Dynasty)
Poet



李白
Li Bai 
(701 - 762, Tang Dynasty)
Poet



李春

Li Chun

(Sui Dynasty)

Craftsman & Designer of world's oldest open spandrel stone segmental arch bridge, Zhao Zhou Bridge (赵州桥), located in Southern part of Hebei Province

 

 松贊干布

Song Zhan Gan Bu

(583 - 660AD)

Founder of Tibetan Empire 

Vanishing Hut Variety of Du Fu

Vanishing Skirt of Princess Wencheng

1988 Chinese Historical Figures Silver Set

毕升

Bi Sheng

(990 - 1051AD, Song Dynasty) 

Inventor of Movable Type (1041 - 1048)

李清照

Li Qing Zhao

(1081 - 1141, Song Dynasty)

Writer and Poet

苏轼

Su Shi

(8 January 1037 - 24 August 1101, Song Dynasty)

Writer, Poet, Painter and Calligrapher

岳飞

Yue Fei

(24 March 1103 - 27 January 1142, Southern Song Dynasty)

Patriotic Military General

Varieties of the flags

1991 Chinese Historical Silver Set



曹雪芹
 Cao Xue Qin (1715 - 1763, Qing Dynasty)
Author of The Chamber of Red Dreams



洪秀全
 Hong Xiu Quan (1 January 1814 - 1 June 1864, Qing Dynasty) Rebel Leader against the Qing

林则徐
 (30 August 1785 - 22 November 1850, Qing Dynasty)
 Qing Government Viceroy in the First Opium War

宋应星
 (1587 - 1666, Ming - Qing Dynasty)
Encyclopedist 

1985 Chinese Historical Figures Silver Set

陳勝 . 吳廣
Chen Sheng & Wu Guang (Both died in 208 BC, Qin Dynasty)
Chen Sheng - Leader of Uprising against Qin Dynasty
Wu Guang - Military Captain 

老子
Lao Zi (580 - 500 BC, Zhou Dynasty)
Founder of Taoism

屈原
Qu Yuan (340 - 278 BC, Warring States Period)
Poet, Minister

孙武
Sun Wu (544 - 496 BC, Warring States Period)
Military Strategist

1993 Chinese Historical Figures Silver Set

李大钊
Li Da Zhao (29 Oct 1888 - 28 Apr 1927)
Chinese Intellectual, Co-Founder of Communist Party of China 

刘少奇
Liu Shao Qi (24 Nov 1898 - 12 Nov 1969)
Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959 - 1968)

周恩来
Zhou En Lai (5 Mar 1898 - 8 Jan 1976)
Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949 - 1976)

朱德
Zhu De (1 Dec 1886 - 6 Jul 1976)

            Commander-in-Chief of the People's Liberation Army

Vice-Chairman of the Communist Party of China

1989 Chinese Historical Figures Silver Set

Exterior of Box

Interior of Box

忽必烈
Kublai Khan (1215 - 1294) Yuan Dynasty
Emperor of China (1260 - 1294)
'10-Spear Version'

'7-Spear Version'

關漢卿
Guan Han Qing (1225 - 1302) Yuan Dynasty
Playwright and Poet

郭守敬
Guo Shou Jing (1231 - 1316) Yuan Dynasty
Astronomer, Hydraulic Engineer, Mathematician

黄道婆
Huang Dao Po (1245 - 1330) Yuan Dynasty
Developed weaving technology in early Chinese textile industry

1986 Chinese Historical Figures Silver Set

司馬遷

Sima Qian (145 - 87 BC) Han Dynasty

Chinese Historian

蔡倫
Cai Lun (50 AD - 121) Eastern Han Dynasty
Inventor of paper and paper-making process

張衡
Zhang Heng (78 - 139) Eastern Han Dynasty
Inventor of Seismometer 

祖沖之
Zu Chong Zhi (429 - 500) Liu Song & Southern Qi Dynasty
Mathematician and Astronomer 

1984 Chinese Historical Figures Silver Set

The first of the Chinese Historical Figure Set (中国杰出历史人物纪念币) was issued in 1984. It was a set of 4 silver proof coins of 90% fineness each weighing 22g, diameter of 36 mm and a face value of 5 Yuan. A planned mintage of 30,000 sets were minted by Shanghai Mint. According to Mr. Ge Zhu Kang's catalog, the eventual mintage was 14,401.

The obverse of each coin depicts the Chinese national emblem, year of issue and 中华人民共和国.

The reverse of the 4 coins depicts the Terra Cotta Army:

General (将军俑)

Officer (武官俑)

Kneeling Archer (跪射俑)

Horseman (牵马俑)

In the same year a 1/3 oz gold coin of 91.6% fineness, 23 mm in diameter and face value of 100 Yuan was also issued with a planned mintage of 25,000. The gold coin was issued with the same theme depicting the great Emperor of Qin with the Great Wall of China as the background. Mr. Ge recorded that an eventual 10,327 of this coin was issued and was minted by the Shenyang Mint.