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200 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (Tian Tan) within the Temple of Heaven complex in Beijing, rendered in fine detail with its distinctive triple-eaved circular roof, surrounding marble terrace, and ceremonial stairway. The building is shown in slight perspective against a mirror-like proof field. The curved legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs around the upper periphery in large Chinese characters. The date 2003 appears in Arabic numerals at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Central device features a large, naturalistic portrait of a giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) facing slightly left, depicted from the chest upward amid bamboo stalks and leaves rendered in fine relief against the burnished field. The panda's fur is rendered with meticulous frosted detail, conveying a sense of texture and depth. The legend 1/2 oz Au .999 arcs along the upper periphery in Latin characters, denoting the coin's weight and fineness. The denomination 200元 appears in the lower right field in Arabic numerals followed by the Chinese yuan character. |
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The 2003 Panda gold series fell during a transitional moment in the program's pricing history — the People's Bank had only recently begun fixing issue prices closer to actual gold spot value, having previously sold coins at heavy premiums through state channels that made secondary-market arbitrage nearly impossible for foreign buyers. That same year, the Bank quietly altered the fineness declaration on packaging for certain issues, a change that caused brief confusion among grading services reconciling earlier .999 versus nominal .9999 claims in the series.
KM#1472 corresponds to the half-troy-ounce denomination within the 2003 annual set, the middle tier between the 1/4 oz and 1 oz issues struck that year.