1998 1 oz Chinese Gold Panda Coin (Large Date, Sealed)

Description

1998 1 oz Chinese Gold Panda Coin (Large Date, Sealed)

Giant pandas are found exclusively in a few mountainous regions of central China, primarily in Sichuan Province, with smaller populations in the neighboring Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. These endangered bears inhabit temperate broadleaf and mixed forests at elevations between 5,000 and 10,000 feet, where cool, misty conditions create ideal environments for their primary food source: bamboo. Since 1982, these mystical creatures have featured on China’s national bullion coin series. Now, 1998 1 oz Chinese Gold Panda Coins with Large Dates are available online.

Coin Highlights:

• Coins arrive in sealed protective plastic!
• Unique Large Date engraving!
• Exclusive 1998 Panda design!
• Contains 1 troy oz of .999 pure gold.
• Issued a face value of 100 Yuan by China.
• Hall of Prayer for Abundant Harvests on the obverse.
• Giant Panda lounging on a rock while holding bamboo on the reverse.
• Struck by the Shenyang Mint.

In the obverse design of 1998 1 oz Gold Panda Coins, you’ll find the Hall of Prayer for Abundant Harvests. This design has been a staple of the series since 1982 and features the primary building in the Temple of Heaven Complex. The building is shown from the base of its main staircase in this iconic design.

For the reverse of 1998 Chinese Gold Pandas, the mint features the image of a Giant Panda lounging on a rock. The panda is shown with bamboo in one of its paws. The pandas’ habitat is characterized by steep, rugged terrain with dense bamboo understories beneath conifer and hardwood forests, providing both food and shelter from the elements.

Historically, giant pandas ranged across much of southern and eastern China, but habitat loss, fragmentation, and human development have restricted them to isolated mountain ranges in six separate forest areas. These fragmented populations face challenges from their inability to migrate between regions, which limits genetic diversity.

These 1998 1 oz Chinese Gold Panda Coins are available in sealed plastic pouches. These coins are part of the Large Date issue and are characterized by the larger numerals used in the engraving of the date mark. Large Date coins were struck at the Shenyang Mint in 1998. The combined mintage of Large Date and Small Date Chinese Pandas in 1998 was 20,507 coins, with many of those melted down during the Asian financial crisis that gripped the region in the late 1990s.