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| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese/Latin |
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| Reverse script | Chinese/Latin |
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China's platinum panda-adjacent bullion program of the 1990s occupied an awkward commercial position — priced above gold equivalents by weight, with a collector base far smaller than the silver or gold panda series. The "Silken Fabric" designation refers to the frosted, textile-like finish applied to the fields, a technique Chinese mints were refining aggressively during this period to differentiate proof-adjacent issues from standard bullion.
Mintages for the platinum issues in this series were never large, and 1994 saw reduced production runs across the Chinese precious metals program. KM#634 remains one of the more quietly scarce entries in the broader panda bullion canon.