CHINA’S central bank issued a set of commemorative coins yesterday featuring the world’s tallest wooden pagoda.

The set of three coins, all legal tender in China, consists of two gold coins and one silver coin. All three coins have the image of Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple in Yingxian County, North China’s Shanxi Province, on the obverse side.

The pagoda was built in 1056. It is the tallest and oldest wooden multi-story structure in the world, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The 100-gram round gold coin, with a denomination of 1,500 yuan (US$210), has a maximum circulation of 600 pieces. The 5-gram round gold coin has a denomination of 80 yuan and a maximum circulation of 10,000 pieces. The 30-gram round silver coin has a denomination of 10 yuan and a maximum circulation of 20,000 pieces. (Xinhua)