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50 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | 中 华 人 民 共 和 国 1998 |
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The 1998 Panda gold series fell during a period of significant adjustment for the Chinese mint program — the People's Bank had been steadily revising mintage ceilings through the mid-to-late 1990s in response to speculative hoarding that had distorted earlier issues. Mintages for the 1/2 oz and fractional gold Pandas tightened noticeably after 1997, making the 1/10 oz issues from this window modestly scarcer than collectors accustomed to earlier years might expect.
Each year's Panda carries a unique design, a policy the People's Bank has maintained almost without interruption since 1982 — the sole exception being 2001 and 2002, which shared a design.