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800 Yuan Panda
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic scene depicting two giant pandas — an adult and a cub — rendered in high relief against a background of leafy bamboo foliage. The adult panda is shown in a recumbent position at upper right, nuzzling the raised cub in a tender, intimate composition. The denomination 800元 appears in the lower right field, while the weight and fineness inscription 50g Au.999 is positioned along the lower left periphery. |
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China's Panda gold series, launched in 1982, became the first major bullion program to change its reverse design annually — a deliberate policy break from the static imagery used by rivals like the Krugerrand and Maple Leaf. The 50g denomination sits at the top of the standard annual Panda weight range and has historically commanded a premium over spot that smaller fractions rarely sustain. The .999 fineness standard was adopted for the series in 1990, replacing the earlier .9999 specification — a distinction that still catches collectors off guard when attributing pre-1990 examples.