Interesting. Chinese artists are the best and the world copies them. Here is a medal i found on ebay, official mint about $50. Rare to find gilt medals, official mint on ebay for cheap....
1994 mint directors conference. Similar to your article this must be where the big wigs of mints get together probably yearly. They probably minted only a few for the conference. Who knows? In hand it is high quality and looks like gold layered not gilt. Note the scallop rim and the hard cap has a ring to hold the scalloped rim. This prevents the center of the medal from rubbing against the hard cap. A cheap beauty....
