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15 Yuan 25th Anniversary of Panda Coinage
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is depicted seated in three-quarter view, grasping a bamboo stalk with both forepaws and turning its head toward the viewer in a naturalistic pose. Lush bamboo foliage fills the upper left field. The denomination 15元 is inscribed in the lower left field. Along the right inner border, the inscriptions 1/25oz and Au.999 attest to the coin's weight and fineness. |
| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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China's Panda gold series launched in 1982 as one of the first bullion programs from a communist state targeting Western collector markets — a deliberate foreign-currency earner during the early reform period. The 25th anniversary issue in 2007 marked a quarter-century of a series that had, by that point, generated considerable numismatic controversy: annual design changes (with the exception of 2001 and 2002, which were identical and triggered collector protests) had become a core marketing strategy, distinguishing the Panda program from static-design bullion rivals like the Krugerrand.
At 1.24 g, this is the smallest denomination in the anniversary release — a fractional piece more symbolic than practical as a bullion vehicle.