In the Chinese Panda Series, the Chinese Mint offers gold coins with a total of five weights. Four of those weights were issued for the first time in 1982, with the fifth introduced in 1983. From 1982/1983 to 2015, the coins were available in Troy oz weights. In 2016, the Chinese Mint switched to the use of Grams for the weight of the coins. Right now, you can buy certified near-perfect Chinese Panda 1/20 oz Gold Coins online from Provident Metals.

Highlights:

• Arrives with a protective PCGS or NGC plastic slab!
• 1/20 oz coin is the smallest in the Chinese Panda Gold Series!
• Produced from 1983 to 2015!
• Limited number of certified near-perfect gold coins available!
• Contains 1/20 Troy oz of .999 pure gold.
• Bears a face value of 5 or 20 Yuan fully backed by the Chinese government.
• Issued a Grade of Mint State 69 by the Professional Coin Grading Service or the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
• Hall of Prayer for Abundant Harvests on the obverse.
• Giant Pandas on the reverse.
• Please bear in mind you may get coins with matching dates, designs, and labels when you buy several.

With your purchase of the Chinese Panda 1/20 oz Gold Coin in this Provident Metals listing, you will receive a coin that is in near-perfect condition. The coins listed here come with a Mint State 69 certification, a grade indicating a specimen that exhibits full, original mint luster and has no more than two minor detracting flaws. Acceptable flaws at this grade include only minuscule contact marks or hairlines located outside the primary focal points of the coin.

Provident Metals selects each coin at random after your payment has cleared. Coins in the 1/20 oz weight come with dates between 1983 and 2015, with varying designs on the reverse and the potential for various face values. If you buy several coins, please bear in mind that you may get coins with matching dates, designs, and labels.

Obverse

For the obverse design of the Chinese Panda Gold Coin, the Chinese Mint features the image of the Hall of Prayer for Abundant Harvests. The coins in this series feature this depiction of the primary building in the Temple of Heaven Complex each year and the design has no changed over the course of the history of the series.

Reverse

In the reverse field of Chinese Panda 1/20 oz Gold Coins, the mint offers ever-changing designs of the Giant Panda. An unofficial symbol of the Peoples Republic of China, this animal has featured on the reverse of the gold coins since 1982, with only the 2001 and 2002 coins sharing a design element.

History

Chinese Panda Gold Coins were offered in Troy oz weights from 1982/1983 to 2015. From 1982/1983 to 2000, the face values in Yuan were much lower. In 2001, all of the coins experienced a jump in face value with 1/20 oz coins jumping from 5 Yuan to 20 Yuan.

Ordering

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