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25 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is depicted in high relief, seated on a rocky perch among stylized ginkgo branches bearing fan-shaped leaves, in a naturalistic and artistically refined composition. The animal is shown in a relaxed, forward-facing posture characteristic of the annual Panda gold coin series. The fineness designation 1/4 OZ Au .999 appears along the upper left field, while the denomination 25元 is inscribed in the lower right field. The design elements are set against a finely textured background that enhances the three-dimensional quality of the panda figure. |
| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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The 1997 Panda series marks the first year the People's Bank of China switched the gold Panda's fineness from .9999 to .999 — a change that was reversed the following year and has caused persistent confusion among registry collectors attempting to complete date runs. That single-year anomaly makes 1997 issues technically distinct from every adjacent date in the series.