Index · Edition · cn-jia-chen-year-2024
Jiachen Year Dragon — Crypto Stamp Year of the Dragon 2024
Jiachen Year Dragon
First crypto stamp of China and first Asian public-blockchain RWA crypto stamp with physical gold asset backing. Drop on 18 January 2024 at Hong Kong Cyberport. Edition consists of 5 sub-sets, all with Polygon NFT twin and unique serial number: (1) Year of the Dragon Sheetlet (stamp only), (2) Lunar New Year Gold (Au999, 0.1g, 36×36mm), (3) Nafu Gold (Au9999, 9g, 36×36mm), (4) Ruyi Gold (Au9999, 49g, 60×30mm), (5) Lucky Gold (Au9999, 99g, 80×40mm, limited to 3,600). China Guardian HK Spring Auction April 2024: sale of 2 gold-stamp lots with special numbers for HKD 5.52 million (~EUR 660,000). Single No. 6688 traded on OpenSea on 10 March 2024 for 18 ETH (~HKD 550,000). Tech stack: Polygon ERC-721 via DGS Fintech, enables personalization (collector name or dedication permanently on-chain). Issuance alliance: China Post HK + DGS Fintech + Beijing Longyuan + HKU Centre for Financial Innovation.
Variants
| Variant | Variant | Color | Mintage | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gold 99g | #FFD700 | 3,600 | 1 | |
| Ruyi Gold 49g | #FFD700 | 2 | ||
| Nafu Gold 9g | #FFD700 | 3 | ||
| Lunar New Year Gold 0.1g | #FFD700 | 4 | ||
| Year of Dragon Sheetlet | 5 |
Background
China Post Hong Kong issued 10,000 crypto stamps on 18 January 2024 to mark the Year of the Dragon (Jiachen Year). The edition represents the first crypto stamp from China and the first Asian crypto stamp to incorporate physical gold as a value component.
The release involved a four-party collaboration: China Post Hong Kong Co. Ltd. as postal operator, DGS (Hong Kong) Fintech providing blockchain technology (CEO Xu Jiayi), the University of Hong Kong Centre for Financial Innovation and Development offering academic validation (Lin Chen, Associate Vice-President), and the Beijing Longyuan Traditional Culture Exchange Promotion Center handling cultural aspects (Di Na, Executive Director).
Technical Specifications
The edition operates on Polygon mainnet as ERC-721 tokens under contract address 0xc202401e17e976bbd1749dc209bff0598a8909d1. DGS Fintech implemented a personalization feature allowing collectors to burn names or dedications permanently into NFT metadata.
Variant Distribution
The 10,000 total mintage divides across five sub-sets:
Lucky Gold 99g: Au9999 gold, 80×40mm dimensions, 3,600 pieces minted. The highest-value tier.
Ruyi Gold 49g: Au9999 gold, 60×30mm dimensions. Mid-tier gold variant.
Nafu Gold 9g: Au9999 gold, 36×36mm dimensions. Entry-level gold variant.
Lunar New Year Gold 0.1g: Au999 gold, 36×36mm dimensions. Minimal gold content variant.
Year of Dragon Sheetlet: Stamp-only version without gold component.
Individual mintage figures for the Ruyi, Nafu, Lunar New Year, and Sheetlet variants remain undisclosed. The combined mintage across all five variants totals 10,000 pieces.
Secondary Market Performance
At the China Guardian HK Spring Auction in April 2024, two lots of gold stamps with special serial numbers achieved HKD 5.52 million (approximately EUR 660,000).
On OpenSea secondary market on 10 March 2024, serial number 6688 sold for 18 ETH, equivalent to approximately HKD 550,000 or EUR 80,000 at the time of sale.
A charity auction for the 35th anniversary of the Beijing HKMT Overseas Chinese Women's Association featured serial number 8809 (matching the association's September 1988 founding date), generating a CNY 100,000 donation.