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20 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Diameter | 14.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central view of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests within the Temple of Heaven complex, rendered in fine detail against an uncluttered field. The structure is depicted in frontal elevation, with its distinctive triple-eaved circular roof and raised ceremonial stairway. The Chinese legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper periphery, while the year of issue, 2003, appears in the lower exergue. The overall composition is executed in a restrained, classical engraving style characteristic of the Chinese Panda series. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) depicted in close three-quarter view, seated and facing slightly left while feeding on a bamboo stalk held in its forepaws. The animal is rendered with naturalistic detail, its characteristic black-and-white markings suggested through contrasting surface treatments. Bamboo shoots and leaves frame the composition in the left and right fields. The denomination 20元 appears in the lower right field, and the fineness and weight inscription 1/20oz Au.999 arcs along the upper border in Latin characters. |
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