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50 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Weight | 150 g |
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| Reverse description | A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is depicted in high relief, resting with its forelegs extended over a large log or branch, set against a lush background of bamboo stalks engraved across the field. The denomination '50元' appears to the lower right of the panda in bold characters. The weight and fineness inscription '150g Ag 999' is incused along the lower rim, attesting to the coin's precious metal content. |
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| Mintage | 2016 - Proof - 50,000 |
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The 2016 issue marks a significant transition year for the Chinese Panda series: beginning with this date, the People's Bank of China abandoned the fixed-weight troy ounce system in favor of metric weights, bringing the program into alignment with domestic standards. The 150g denomination replaced the previous 5 oz format — close in weight but not equivalent, which caused immediate complications for collectors holding type sets built around the older sizing.
That policy shift, effective across the entire Panda lineup from 2016 onward, was paired with the removal of the face value system's direct convertibility assumptions that had governed the series since 1982.