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50 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Value | 50 Yuan (50元, 伍拾圆) |
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| Obverse description | Central view of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at the Temple of Heaven (天坛), rendered in fine relief with the characteristic triple-tiered circular roof, surrounding marble balustrades, and central stairway ascending to the entrance. The Chinese legend 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper periphery in bold characters. The date 1990 appears in Arabic numerals in the lower exergue beneath the architectural motif. |
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| Mintage | 1990 - - 35,000 1990 - Proof - |
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The 1990 issue falls within the early period of the Panda gold series, launched in 1982 partly to generate foreign exchange earnings at a time when China was aggressively courting Western investment capital. Each annual Panda release features a new panda design — a deliberate policy decision made from the outset to drive collector demand and prevent the series from stagnating against established rivals like the Krugerrand and Maple Leaf.
1990 was also the first year the mint mark distinction between Beijing and Shenyang became commercially significant to collectors, with the small mintmark varieties now catalogued separately.