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50 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Value | 50 Yuan (50元, 伍拾圆) |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 2008 |
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| Mintage | 2008 - Proof - 10,000 |
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The 2008 issue holds particular significance within the Panda series: that year's coins were produced in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese Mint increased output of prestige silver issues substantially to meet both domestic and international collector demand. The 155.55g five-troy-ounce format had been part of the program since the 1980s, but distribution channels by 2008 were heavily weighted toward overseas buyers — particularly in Germany and the United States — where the series had built a serious following among bullion collectors.
The Chinese Mint changed the panda design annually, a policy that drove secondary market premiums well above melt on recent dates.