In 2009 to celebrate the Lunar Year of the Ox, the Bank of China released a special Limited Issue Lunar Ox 50 Yuan Gold Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Gold weighing one-tenth of an ounce of pure Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR69 DCAM.
The reverse depicts the Lunar Ox while the obverse features the National Emblem of China.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.