Ancient China advanced humanity with innumerable inventions, from paper making to rockets. Driven by imaginative and original thinking, its innovative problem solving changed the world in many ways.

The coin features four scenes incorporating coloured depictions of a Chinese ship, kites, a seismograph, and a cannon. In the central design square, which occupies the position of the square shaped hole in ancient Chinese ban liang coins, the coin features a three-dimensional representation of a spoon-shaped lodestone on an engraved plate. Also included in the design are the inscriptions ‘SHIPBUILDING’, ‘KITE FLYING’, ‘SEISMOGRAPH’, and ‘GUNPOWDER’. The obverse depicts the Jody Clark effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, and the coin’s weight, purity, monetary denomination, and year-date. No more than 388 of the Ancient Chinese Inventions 2024 5oz Silver Antiqued Coloured Coin will be released.