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20 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 1.55 g |
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| Reverse description | Three giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) depicted drinking from a rocky stream, set against a lush background of bamboo stalks in high relief. The animals are rendered naturalistically, with fine detail in their characteristic black-and-white markings. The denomination '20元' appears in the upper left field, while the inscription '1/20 oz Au .999' is engraved along the lower portion of the design, confirming the coin's gold content and purity. |
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| Reverse lettering | 20元 1/20 oz Au .999 |
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The 2013 Panda gold series marks the last year before the Chinese Mint abandoned fixed weights in favor of metric gram denominations, a transition completed in 2016. Collectors and dealers had long criticized the troy-ounce fractions as an awkward concession to Western bullion markets; Beijing's eventual switch reflected growing confidence in domestic demand.
The 1/20 oz size was always the entry point of the series — high premium relative to gold content, modest secondary market liquidity.