{"product_id":"2024-ancient-chinese-inventions-5oz-silver-antiqued-coloured-coin-pre-order","title":"2024 Ancient Chinese Inventions 5oz Silver Antiqued Coloured Coin","description":"\u003ch1\u003e2024 Ancient Chinese Inventions 5oz Silver Antiqued Coloured Coin\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStruck from 5oz of pure silver with antiqued and colour treatments, this magnificent coin salutes five inventions driven by original Chinese thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eChinese ingenuity\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAncient China advanced humanity with innumerable inventions, from paper making to rockets. Driven by imaginative and original thinking, its innovative problem solving changed the world in many ways. For example:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina was one of the first builders of ocean-going ships for trade, exploration and military use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKites were invented in China more than 2,000 years ago for use in military applications.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn their quest for an elixir offering immortality, ninth century Chinese alchemists instead discovered gunpowder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first seismograph for detecting distant earthquakes was created by brilliant polymath Zhang Heng in 132 AD.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnown as a ‘south-governor’, a precursor of the compass was used by Chinese geomancers some 2,500 years ago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIngenious design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaid out like an ancient ‘ban liang’ coin, the design features coloured illustrative scenes accompanied by the inscriptions ‘SHIPBUILDING’, ‘KITE FLYING’, ‘SEISMOGRAPH’, and ‘GUNPOWDER’. Additionally, the design features a three-dimensional representation of a spoon-shaped lodestone on an engraved plate with the inscription ‘COMPASS’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe obverse depicts the Jody Clark effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, and the coin’s weight, purity, monetary denomination, and year-date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePresentation packaging\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by a numbered certificate, the coin is housed in a presentation case and superbly illustrated shipper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e99.99% pure silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntiqued and colour treatments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign features iconic Chinese inventions: shipbuilding, kite flying, gunpowder, seismograph and compass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree-dimensional centrepiece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-x f-canopus mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cell large-6\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"rule rule--dotted pt-1 mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pr-3\"\u003eMintage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e388\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Perth Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46809517818096,"sku":"","price":1035.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/7203\/7616\/files\/2024-chinese-ancient-inventions-5oz-silver-antiqued-coloured-coin.webp?v=1732007781","url":"https:\/\/www.coingems.com\/products\/2024-ancient-chinese-inventions-5oz-silver-antiqued-coloured-coin-pre-order","provider":"CoinGems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}