The Xiamen Special Economic Zone was established in 1980 as one of four original SEZs authorized under Deng Xiaoping's reform program — the others being Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Shantou. Xiamen's designation was partly strategic, given its proximity to Taiwan, making it as much a political gesture toward reunification as an economic experiment. By 2011, the zone had grown into one of China's principal export ports and a significant financial hub.
China's mint has issued anniversary commemoratives for each of the major SEZs at regular intervals, and this 30th-anniversary piece falls into a well-established series pattern. Collector demand tends to track national pride more than scarcity.
The Xiamen Special Economic Zone was established in 1980 as one of four original SEZs authorized under Deng Xiaoping's reform program — the others being Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Shantou. Xiamen's designation was partly strategic, given its proximity to Taiwan, making it as much a political gesture toward reunification as an economic experiment. By 2011, the zone had grown into one of China's principal export ports and a significant financial hub.
China's mint has issued anniversary commemoratives for each of the major SEZs at regular intervals, and this 30th-anniversary piece falls into a well-established series pattern. Collector demand tends to track national pride more than scarcity.