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300 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Weight | 1000 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a highly detailed, finely engraved view of the Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) in Beijing, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The iconic circular hall with its triple-tiered blue-tiled roof, surrounding marble balustrades, and ceremonial stairway are meticulously depicted. The legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) curves along the upper border in Chinese characters, with the character 国 enclosed in a square cartouche at the right. The date 2005 appears in Arabic numerals along the lower border within the inner circle. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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The 2005 kilogram Panda is one of the largest issues in the annual Chinese Panda series, which the People's Bank of China has produced continuously since 1982. Kilogram silver Pandas were struck in comparatively small numbers against the bullion issues, making them genuine rarities within a program better known for its accessibility. The 2005 issue is notable within the series for being the last year before China abandoned the fixed panda design policy — from 2016 onward, designs were legally required to change annually, a rule that had actually defined the series from its inception but was briefly and controversially suspended.