Panda, 50 g gold, proof (2025)
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The 2025 Panda 50 g gold proof coin is part of the Chinese Panda series, which the People's Bank of China issued on October 30, 2024, per Announcement [2024] No. 12. The quality is proof (精制): 50 g of pure gold with .999 fineness, 40 mm in diameter, a face value of 800 yuan, and a maximum mintage of 40,000 pieces. The coin is legal tender of the PRC.
Artistic side (obverse). Relaxed pandas; the coin features the face value, weight, and fineness. The designer is not named in the official announcement.
Official side (reverse). The Temple of Heaven in Beijing — a design common to all denominations of the issue; surrounded by the name of the state "中华人民共和国" (People's Republic of China) and the year "2025".
Issue. The entire 2025 set consists of 14 coins: 6 bullion (gold 30 g, 15 g, 8 g, 3 g, and 1 g; silver 30 g) and 8 proof (gold 1 kg, 150 g, 100 g, and 50 g; silver 1 kg and 150 g; platinum 30 g and 3 g). The mints are Shenyang, Shanghai, and Shenzhen Guobao; the general distributor is China Gold Coin Group. Prices are not mentioned in the official announcement.
Sources. People's Bank of China Announcement [2024] No. 12 (published by China Gold Coin Group), Numista catalog entry, official images from China Gold Coin.