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10 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Reverse description | A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is depicted in high relief, seated on a rocky outcrop and facing left with its head turned toward the viewer, its forepaws grasping a bamboo shoot. A bamboo stalk with leaves rises to the left of the central device. The upper arc of the field bears the Chinese inscription 含纯银1盎司 成色.999 1oz Ag, denoting silver content and fineness. The denomination 10元 appears in the lower field beneath the panda. |
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| Mintage | 1990 - - 200,000 1990 P - Proof - 20,000 |
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The 1990 Panda series was issued during a period when the Chinese gold and silver bullion program, launched in 1982, was still finding its footing in Western collector markets. That year's silver Panda carries a design change that matters to specialists: unlike the fixed reverse used on some world bullion programs, the Panda series rotates its design annually, a deliberate policy by the People's Bank of China intended to drive year-on-year collector demand rather than purely bullion buying.
Struck at the Shanghai and Shenyang mints, 1990 issues can sometimes be distinguished by subtle die characteristics, though official mintmark differentiation on silver Pandas of this period was inconsistent in documentation.