China 1996 50 yuan KM-886

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Künker sale 354, lot 5130

This specimen was lot 5130 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"CHINA, Volksrepublik. 50 Yuan 1996. Panda. 15,55 g Feingold. GOLD. R Stempelglanz. (people's republic of China, fifty yuan of 1996, panda, ½ oz. Rare, uncirculated.)"

The Chinese government has, since the mid 1980's, produced a mind boggling array of bullion related collectibles. The gold panda is one of the most popular. This one was issued when gold was at a very low price and hence sales were poor.

Recorded mintage: 13,849.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.500 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 886, Fr-B5; Wang/Chan/Lin CC-807 A.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Anthony, Peter, Gold & Silver Panda Coin Buyers Guide, 3rd Ed., Los Angeles, 2017.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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