Summer Palace 1 oz. Silver Coin

The image on the reverse of Series 2 silver coins features famous Chinese landmarks located around the host city, Beijing. These landmarks are all closely associated with China and will undoubtedly be images seen and represented during the Beijing 2008 Olympics. This coin features the Summer Palace.

The left side of the coin, about 1/3 of the area, is divided by the "Chinese traditional Ruyi" decoration, with colored design on Chinese traditional painted glaze. Watch the official series II video!

The Summer Palace or Yiheyuan (Traditional Chinese: 頤和園; Simplified Chinese: 颐和园; Pinyin: Yíhé Yuán; literally "Garden of Nurtured Harmony") is a palace in Beijing, China. The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (60 meters high) and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water. In its compact 70,000 square meters of building space, one finds a variety of palaces, gardens, and other classical-style architectural structures. (Source: Wikipedia)

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