Lunar New Year 2024 (Year of the Dragon), gold-backed edition · 2024
China Post HK — Jia Chen Year
RWA crypto stamp family with physical gold asset backing. Drop on 18 January 2024 at Hong Kong Cyberport. Single edition (Jia Chen Year) with 5 sub-sets: sheetlet (stamp only) + 4 gold tiers from 0.1g to 99g (Au999/Au9999). Polygon NFT twin per item, documented smart contract 0xc202401e17e976bbd1749dc209bff0598a8909d1. Auction highlights: HK$ 5.52 million at China Guardian Spring auction (April 2024); 18 ETH OpenSea trade for Single No. 6688 (10 March 2024). Issuance alliance: China Post HK + DGS Fintech + Beijing Longyuan + HKU Centre for Financial Innovation.
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History
The Jia Chen Year family is — with one edition as of May 2026 — Asia's first public-blockchain RWA crypto stamp: Real World Assets in the form of physical gold (0.1g to 99g, Au999 / Au9999) paired with Polygon NFT twins. Drop on 18 January 2024 at Hong Kong Cyberport.
Pioneer position
| Pioneer claim | Position |
|---|---|
| First Asian RWA crypto stamp with physical gold | China Post HK, 18.01.2024 |
| First public-blockchain crypto stamp from China | China Post HK, 18.01.2024 |
Distinction from Japan Post: Japan Post had earlier crypto stamps in Asia from 16.01.2023 (Posukuma) — but on the Rakuten-private blockchain, without a public-chain twin and without an RWA anchor.
Edition overview
| Sub-set | Specification | Mintage |
|---|---|---|
| Year of the Dragon Sheetlet | Stamp only | TBD |
| Lunar New Year Gold | Au999, 0.1g, 36×36 mm | TBD |
| Nafu Gold | Au9999, 9g, 36×36 mm | TBD |
| Ruyi Gold | Au9999, 49g, 60×30 mm | TBD |
| Lucky Gold | Au9999, 99g, 80×40 mm | 3,600 (limited) |
Market highlights
- HK$5.52 million (~€660,000) — China Guardian HK Spring Auction April 2024 for 2 gold-stamp lots with special numbers
- 18 ETH (~HK$550,000) — OpenSea secondary-market trade for Single No. 6688 on 10.03.2024
That makes the family one of the most valuable documented crypto stamp families in the wiki.
Tech stack
Polygon ERC-721 with a documented smart contract 0xc202401e17e976bbd1749dc209bff0598a8909d1. One of the few editions in the wiki with a published contract address — other VeVe/Stampfinity editions mask contracts platform-side. Tech platform: DGS Fintech (Hong Kong), an independent national tech platform comparable to Tusello (Spain), ICI D|SERVICES (Romania), Nifty Labs (Gibraltar).
Issuance alliance
- China Post Hong Kong (issuer)
- DGS Fintech (Hong Kong) (tech platform)
- Beijing Longyuan Traditional Culture Exchange Promotion Center (cultural heritage partner)
- University of Hong Kong, Centre for Financial Innovation (academic involvement)
Editions in this family
| Issued | Edition | ISO | Chain | Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | Jiachen Year Dragon | HK | polygon | art |