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2000 Yuan 40th Anniversary of Panda Coinage
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Weight | 150 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a frontal view of the Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) in Beijing, rendered in fine detail with its characteristic triple-eaved circular hall set upon a tiered marble terrace. The national inscription 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs vertically along the left and right borders of the coin in incuse Chinese characters. The date 2022 appears in the lower field beneath the temple, flanked by decorative elements. The overall composition is executed in high-relief proof finish against a mirror-polished field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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China's Panda gold coin program launched in 1982, making this 2022 issue a 40th-anniversary commemoration rather than a straightforward bullion strike. The series has an unusual distinction in the global bullion market: since 2016, the People's Bank abandoned fixed face values and switched to weight-denominated legal tender, a structural change that affected the entire catalog retroactively in how these coins are classified and traded internationally.
The 150g format places this firmly in the prestige collector tier. Chinese mint commemoratives at this weight are typically struck in limited quantities with no publicly disclosed mintage figures — standard practice for the China Mint, which has never adopted transparent production reporting.