Part of China's Olympic sports gold series issued ahead of the 1992 Albertville Winter Games, this coin was produced at a time when Chinese winter sport was gaining international visibility but had yet to dominate the podium. The series was aimed squarely at the foreign collector market — mintages were kept deliberately low, and the coins were never intended for domestic circulation.
Part of China's Olympic sports gold series issued ahead of the 1992 Albertville Winter Games, this coin was produced at a time when Chinese winter sport was gaining international visibility but had yet to dominate the podium. The series was aimed squarely at the foreign collector market — mintages were kept deliberately low, and the coins were never intended for domestic circulation.
KM#440 carries a mintage of 2,500 pieces.