The 1 troy oz, 99.9 fine 2005 Panda Gold Coin here is in brilliant uncirculated quality and sold in the original sealed packing. These coins are most popular to worldwide collectors and investors for the very attractive panda designs which change every year.
The 2005 edition depicts a Panda mum with her cub in a their natural habitat, the bamboo forest.
Design/Appearance
The Obverse:
With a darkened background with a small element of light sky above the top of the Temple is the picture of the Hall of Prayers for Abundant Harvest in the Temple of Heaven. Chinese characters are shown on the widened rim at the top reading "Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo" meaning People's Republic of China. The year of issue “2005“ is shown at the base under the Temple design in large numerals.
Reverse:
A female panda eating bamboo shoots sitting in a bamboo grove with its young cub leaning on it and watching the mother eating. Showing below the panda motif at the base of the coin are the figures “500” and sign for Yuan. Above the bamboo shoots at the edge of the coin are shown characters incorporating size, metal and purity “1oz, Au,.999”. The coin has a raised defined edge which acts to protect the motif.
Details
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A total of 50,300 coins were minted.
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The 2005 1 oz coin has 32mm diameter.
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It has a thickness of 2.70mm.
Metal | Gold |
Form | Gold Coin |
Country of Origin | China |
Issuer | China Gold Coin Incorporation |
Manufacturer | China Mint |
Series | China Panda |
Purity | 999/1000 |
Fineweight | 31.10 gram |
Gross Weight | 31.10 gram |
Denomination (oz) | 1 oz |
Year of issue | 2005 |
Grade | Brilliant |
Condition | Circulated |
Face value | 500 Yuan |
Thickness | 2.70 mm |
Diameter | 32.00 mm |
Packaging | sealed in original Packing |