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200 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a finely detailed rendering of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (Qinian Dian) at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, depicted in a centrally placed, three-quarter perspective view with its characteristic triple-eaved circular roof and surrounding ceremonial balustrades and staircases. The architectural motif occupies the central field within a raised inner border, conveying a strong sense of classical imperial grandeur. The Chinese legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper periphery in bold Chinese characters, while the date 2019 is inscribed in Arabic numerals along the lower margin. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 200 Yuan denomination sits at the midpoint of the annual Panda gold series, which the People's Bank of China switched to metric weights in 2016 — abandoning the troy ounce system it had used since the series launched in 1982. The 15-gram specification dates directly from that reform. Chinese Panda gold coins are legal tender but have never meaningfully circulated; they function as a state-managed bullion and collector product, with mintages controlled annually and the design changed every year, a deliberate policy that sustains secondary market demand.
The 2019 issue shares its obverse design with all other denominations struck that year, as is standard practice for the series since its inception.