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100 Yuan Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse lettering | 100元 含赤金1盎司 成色999 1oz AU |
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China's gold panda program, launched in 1982, initially featured a fixed reverse design but switched to an annual panda image change starting in 1983 — a deliberate strategy by the People's Bank to drive collector demand and generate foreign currency. The dragon-themed 1988 issues sat alongside the standard panda series as part of the lunar gold program, timed to the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac cycle.
The 1988 lunar gold pieces were produced at the Shanghai and Shenzhen mints, with output figures kept characteristically opaque by Chinese authorities during this period.