The Palace Museum in Beijing and the People's Bank of China announce they will release a series of gold and silver commemorative coins. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A total of 60,000 gold coins weighing 3 grams with a 50 yuan-nominal value will also be released.

The biggest commemorative coin unveiled this time is a 2-kg silver coin with a 600-yuan nominal value and a diameter of 13 centimeters. A total of 3,000 such coins are available for collectors.