Collectors flocked to licensed outlets, including designated
branches of Bank of China, for Olympic commemorative gold, when
dragon-tail engraved gold bars went on sale Thursday morning.
The complete set of gold
bars
The gold bar is the fourth piece of a five-bar set, which as a
whole forms the figure "2008" in the shape of a "firedrake" on its
face. The first gold bar went on sale as early back as 2005, and
the previous three bars have already sold out. The last bar in the
set, which shows the waist of the dragon, will be issued in May
2008.
There are four weight categories available for this fourth bar
-- 50 grams, 100 grams, 500 grams, and 1,000 grams -- with a
limited issue of 2,008 kg.
This gold bar set is the first commemorative gold to be issued
specifically for the Olympic Games
(Xinhua News Agency November 9, 2007)
