Issued to mark the operational phase of Tiangong, China's permanent space station, following the 2021 launches of the Tianhe core module and the crewed Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-13 missions. The station achieved its three-module configuration in late 2022, and the coin's release was timed accordingly — a deliberate alignment of commemorative programs with active mission milestones rather than retrospective anniversaries.
Issued to mark the operational phase of Tiangong, China's permanent space station, following the 2021 launches of the Tianhe core module and the crewed Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-13 missions. The station achieved its three-module configuration in late 2022, and the coin's release was timed accordingly — a deliberate alignment of commemorative programs with active mission milestones rather than retrospective anniversaries.