Gold and silver bars issued for Olympics
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 
An employee displays a gold bar featuring Fuwa, the Beijing Olympics mascot, in Beijing, Jan. 2, 2008. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and the China Banknote Painting and Minting Corporation jointly issued a series of gold and silver bars to commemorate the Beijing Olympics.
An employee displays a silver bar featuring Fuwa, the Beijing Olympics mascot, in Beijing, Jan. 2, 2008. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and the China Banknote Painting and Minting Corporation jointly issued a series of gold and silver bars to commemorate the Beijing Olympics.
