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3 Yuan 25th Anniversary of Panda Coinage
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is depicted in a naturalistic pose, walking forward with its characteristic rolling gait amidst a stand of bamboo stalks and leaves rendered in fine relief to the right. The animal's distinctive black-and-white markings are faithfully reproduced through contrasting proof and matte surfaces. The denomination 3元 appears in the lower field, while the inscriptions 1/4 oz Ag .999 are positioned along the upper periphery, indicating the silver content and purity. The background field exhibits a mirror-polished finish, enhancing the sculptural quality of the central design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1/4 oz Ag .999 3元 |
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China's Panda series launched in 1982 as one of the first bullion programs from the People's Republic aimed explicitly at international collectors and investors — a deliberate foreign-exchange strategy during the early reform period under Deng Xiaoping. The 25th anniversary issue in 2007 marked a quarter-century of what had become one of the most actively traded silver bullion series globally, distinguished by its annual design changes, a policy unique among major sovereign bullion programs at the time.
The 7.77g specification — exactly one quarter troy ounce — was chosen to align with existing fractional bullion market conventions.