2010 Chinese Gold and Silver Pandas

The 2010 Chinese Gold and Silver Pandas have been issued by the People's Bank of China. This year's program consists of ten different issues, including seven gold and three silver coins with a new reverse design. The high quality bullion coins have become popular around the world.

The Gold and Silver Pandas feature a common obverse design depicting the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests of the Temple of Heaven located in Beijing, China. An inscription in Chinese indicates "People's Republic of China" along with the year "2010".

The new reverse design for 2010-dated coins features two pandas at play. The face value of the coin, bullion weight, and purity also appear. Each year, the coins have featured a different Panda themed design. All coins have a purity of 99.9% fine gold or 99.9% fine silver.

2010 Gold Panda Coins

This year's Gold Panda coins will be available in weights ranging from 1/20 oz to 5 oz. Each weight carries a different fave value and has a stated maximum mintage. The details of each coin are below:

Weight	Diameter	Face Value	Maximum Mintage
1/20 oz	14 mm	20 Yuan	120,000
1/10 oz	18 mm	50 Yuan	120,000
1/4 oz	22 mm	100 Yuan	120,000
1/2 oz	27 mm	200 Yuan	120,000
1 oz	32 mm	500 Yuan	300,000
5 oz	60 mm	2000 Yuam	1,000
1 kg	90 mm	10000 Yuan	200

2010 Silver Panda Coins

This year's Silver Panda coins will be available in three different weights from 1 oz to 1 kg. Each coin carries a different face value and has a stated maximum mintage as included below:

Weight	Diameter	Face Value	Maximum Mintage
1 oz	40 mm	10 Yuan	800,000
5 oz	70 mm	50 Yuan	10,000
1 kg	100 mm	300 Yuan	4,000

The 2010 Gold and Silver Pandas were first issued by the People's Bank of China on November 30, 2009. The coins are minted by the Shenzhen Guobao Mint, Shenyang Mint and Shanghai Mint, and solely distributed by China Gold Coin Incorporation.

2009 China Commemorative Silver and Gold Panda Coins

Each coin’s reverse bears the same Panda design as depicted on the 2009 Gold Panda and 2009 Silver Panda bullion coins. The new commemoratives, however, feature a ring surrounding the pandas with the inscription "30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE CHINESE MODERN PRECIOUS METAL COMMEMORATIVE COINS."

The obverse design of both coins has the traditional image of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

The central bank said it would issue a maximum of 10,000 gold coins in 1/4 oz size, with a diameter of 22 mm and a fineness of 99.9%. Up to 300,000 of the 1 oz silver coins are to be struck with a diameter of 40 mm and the same bullion 99.9% purity. The legal tender face value of the gold and silver commemoratives are 10 and 100 yuan, respectively.

Panda coins are among the most popular in the world, featuring adorably detailed images of playful pandas that change annually. Although the Chinese precious metal coin program dates back to 1979, the Gold Panda coin design was first introduced in 1982 while the silver version debuted in 1983.