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3 Yuan 30th Anniversary of Panda Coinage
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Weight | 7.78 g |
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| Reverse description | A large stylized numeral '30' dominates the central field, with a giant panda depicted emerging from behind the numeral, rendered in fine relief against a frosted background. Bamboo leaves and stalks frame the composition on either side, evoking the panda's natural habitat. The fineness inscription '1/4 oz Ag.999' appears in the upper field in Latin characters. The denomination '3元' (3 Yuan) is inscribed in the lower field in Chinese characters, completing the design. |
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| Mint | China Mint (Shenyang or Beijing) |
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China's Panda bullion series launched in 1982, making 2012 the program's thirtieth year — though the anniversary calculation is slightly awkward, as the series skipped 2001 entirely, the only year in its history without a new issue. This 3 Yuan denomination was struck specifically for the anniversary rather than as part of the standard annual bullion run, placing it outside the normal collector series hierarchy.
The 3 Yuan face value has no practical monetary function and was assigned purely to distinguish commemorative pieces from the regular 10 Yuan pandas of equivalent size.