China 2001 200 yuan KM-1369
This specimen was lot 821 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC): AV 200 yuan, 2001, Panda Gold Series - Panda walking through bamboo forest, 1/2 troy ounce pure gold, PCGS graded MS68." The Chinese government has, since the mid 1980's, produced a mind boggling array of bullion related collectibles. A complete set is thousands of types yet buyers clamor for more. This one features the panda, one of a series first issued in 1983. In 2001, each size was given a new denomination; the half ounce gold panda went from fifty yuan to 200 yuan as shown here. Other issues of this denomination in 2001 include KM 1380 (year of the snake), KM 1383 (year of the snake), KM 1387 (Chinese folk tales), KM 1391 (Mogao caves), KM 1393 (occupation of Tibet) and KM 1403 (Beijing opera).
Recorded mintage: 33,215 plus 100,000 with mintmark "D".
Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-1369, PAN-338A.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- Anthony, Peter, Gold & Silver Panda Coin Buyers Guide, 3rd Ed., Los Angeles, 2017.
- 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.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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