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100 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 100 Yuan (100元, 壹佰圆) |
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| Obverse description | Central view of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at the Temple of Heaven, depicted in a detailed architectural rendering with its characteristic triple-tiered circular roof and surrounding terrace, set against a plain field. The inscription 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper rim in Chinese characters. The date 2000 appears in Arabic numerals within the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The year 2000 Panda gold issue is notable for a production decision that continues to frustrate collectors: the Chinese Mint abandoned its long-standing practice of issuing Pandas with a fixed face value tied to weight after years of gold price volatility had made the nominal denominations economically absurd. By 2000, the 100 yuan face value on a one-troy-ounce coin bore no relationship to actual gold value, retained purely as a legal formality. Mintage figures from this period were not officially disclosed by the Chinese Mint, a policy that persisted for decades and left population data largely dependent on third-party certification records.