View source for China 1983 50 yuan KM-71

[[Image:China SB816-22238o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22238]]
[[Image:China SB816-22238r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC]]

This specimen was lot 22238 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "CHINA. 50 Yuan, 1983. Panda Series. NGC MS-69. From very early in the series and in nearly flawless condition. No spots, tone or fog." The fifty yuan was used for the half ounce gold panda starting in 1983, with a different reverse for each year. The one ounce panda was one hundred yuan. 

''Recorded mintage:'' 28,596.

''Specification:'' 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, .500 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-B5; KM-71; PAN-7a. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016.

''Link to:''
* [[China 1982 20 yuan KM-56|1982 20 yuan, Year of the Dog]]
* [[China 1983 5 jiao KM-65|1983 5 jiao, Marco Polo]]
* [[China 1983 yuan KM-85|1983 yuan, brass panda]]
* [[China 1983 5 yuan KM-68|1983 5 yuan, panda, 1/20 oz gold]]
* [[China 1983 10 yuan KM-67|1983 10 yuan, panda, 1 oz silver]]
* [[China 1983 10 yuan KM-69|1983 10 yuan, panda, 1/10 oz gold]]
* [[China 1983 10 yuan KM-78|1983 10 yuan, Marco Polo]]
* [[China 1983 10 yuan KM-73|1983 10 yuan, Year of the Pig]]
* [[China 1983 25 yuan KM-70|1983 25 yuan, panda, ¼ oz gold]]
* [[China 1983 100 yuan KM-80|1983 100 yuan, Marco Polo]]
* [[China 1983 100 yuan KM-72|1983 100 yuan, panda, 1 oz gold]]
* [[China 1983 150 yuan KM-74|1983 150 yuan, Year of the Pig]]
* [[China 1984 50 yuan KM-90|1984 50 yuan, panda, ½ oz gold]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1983]]
* return to coins of [[China]]

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