Pakistan-china ties: Finance ministry to issue commemorative Rs20 coin
Coin to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China.
ISLAMABAD:
The ministry of finance has approved the issuance of a coin of Rs20 denomination to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China.
According to a notification issued by the ministry, the coin to be issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will weigh 9.5 grammes and its diameter will be 3.3 milimetres. The coin will be issued on May 21. The SBP will release 1,00,000 copies of the coin.
The front side of the coin will depict the crescent and the star with Islami Jamhoria Pakistan embossed beneath it while the other side will have the words Pak-China Friendship 1951-2011 embossed
beneath it.
The Rs20 currency notes currently in circulation will continue to be used as usual at the exchange along with the commemorative coin, the notification said.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 8th, 2011.
The ministry of finance has approved the issuance of a coin of Rs20 denomination to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China.
According to a notification issued by the ministry, the coin to be issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will weigh 9.5 grammes and its diameter will be 3.3 milimetres. The coin will be issued on May 21. The SBP will release 1,00,000 copies of the coin.
The front side of the coin will depict the crescent and the star with Islami Jamhoria Pakistan embossed beneath it while the other side will have the words Pak-China Friendship 1951-2011 embossed
beneath it.
The Rs20 currency notes currently in circulation will continue to be used as usual at the exchange along with the commemorative coin, the notification said.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 8th, 2011.