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100 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1471, Y#1158 |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 2003 |
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| Reverse lettering | 1/4oz Au .999 100元 |
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China's Panda gold bullion series, launched in 1982, is notable for changing its reverse design annually — a deliberate policy that distinguishes it from most major bullion programs and drives substantial collector demand alongside its investment value. The 2003 issue falls within a period when the series was gaining significant traction in Western markets, particularly Germany, where Panda coins had developed a dedicated collector base large enough to support several specialist dealer networks.
One persistent authentication concern with this type: counterfeits of the 2003 Panda circulated in measurable quantities through secondary markets in the mid-2000s, primarily out of Shenzhen.