Chinese Panda – 2017

Chinese Panda – 2017 Front
Chinese Panda – 2017 Back

Specifications

Size Fine Metal Content Diameter Weight Fineness
30 g 30 g 32 mm 30 g .999 or 24 kts
15 g 15 g 27 mm 15 g .999 or 24 kts
8 g 8 grams 22 mm 8 g .999 or 24 kts
3g 3 g 18 mm 3 g .999 or 24 kts
1 g 1 g 11 mm 1 g .999 or 24 kts

First produced in 1982, each new issue features a different design celebrating China’s iconic Giant Panda on the obverse side along with the face value in yuan. The image of the Temple of Heaven from Beijing’s Forbidden City is the same image that has been on the reverse since this coin was first struck in 1082.

Starting in 2016, the People’s Bank of China changed the Chinese Panda incremental sizes from ounces to grams.

One interesting thing to note, the Pandas are one of the few bullion coins lacking any identifying marks from its sovereign mint.