AN EMPLOYEE OF TAIWAN'S CENTRAL BANK DISPLAYS A PAIR OF GOLD AND SILVER COMMEMORATIVE COINS WITH ...
AN EMPLOYEE OF TAIWAN'S CENTRAL BANK DISPLAYS A PAIR OF GOLD AND SILVER COMMEMORATIVE COINS WITH IMAGES OF TAIWAN PRESIDENT IN TAIPEI. An employee of Taiwan's Central Bank displays a pair of gold and silver commemorative coins with images of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President-elect Annette Lu during a news conference in Taipei May 14, 2004. Taiwan's central bank will issue 22,800 gold and 55,300 silver commemorative coins to mark the inauguration of President-elect Chen Shui-bian and Vice President-elect Annette Lu, on May 20. The coins weigh one ounce each. The gold coins sell for T$16,000 ($475) each, while silver ones fetch T$1,200 ($35.6) each. REUTERS/Simon Kwong