Americans love Gold Pandas. Now, to honour over four decades of Chinese giant pandas at the National Zoo, the China Mint and the Smithsonian Institution are releasing these special issue Panda Gold Proofs. Struck in ounce of 999 pure proof gold, each Smithsonian Panda Gold Proof features the National Zoo's current Panda pair: Mei Xiang and Tian Tian.
The obverse of each depicts the Great Wall of China alongside the iconic Smithsonian Castle on the National Mall in Washington, D.D. with the words "Smithsonian Institute 2014" engraved around it.
The reverse features a depiction of Mei Xiang and Tian Tian at the National Zoo in their habitat with a bamboo background and the words "Mei Xiang and Tian Tian at National Zoo 1 oz Au 999" engraved around it.
Each proof gold round is graded Proof-69 (PF69) by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and comes encased in an NGC Numismatic holder in a beauty box with a serialized certificate of authenticity.
| 3140 | |
| US | |
| Brilliant uncirculated | |
| 999 | |
| A picture of the Great Wall of China and the Smithsonian Castle, home to the Smithsonian Institute, along with the words "Smithsonian Institute 2014" | |
| Pictures of Mei Xiang and Tian Tian at the National Zoo with a bamboo background and the words "Mei Xiang and Tian Tian at National Zoo 1 oz Au .999" | |
| 32 | |
| 2.8 | |
| 32 x 32 x 2.8 | |
| 2014 | |
| 1.00 | |
| Yes | |
| NGC | |
| MS-69 |
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Americans love Gold Pandas.
Now, to honour over four decades of Chinese giant pandas at the National Zoo, the China Mint and the Smithsonian Institution are releasing these special issue Panda Gold Proofs.
Struck in ounce of 999 pure proof gold, each Smithsonian Panda Gold Proof features the National Zoo's current Panda pair: Mei Xiang and Tian Tian.
The obverse of each depicts the Great Wall of China alongside the iconic Smithsonian Castle on the National Mall in Washington, D.D. with the words "Smithsonian Institute 2014" engraved around it.
The reverse features a depiction of Mei Xiang and Tian Tian at the National Zoo in their habitat with a bamboo background and the words "Mei Xiang and Tian Tian at National Zoo 1 oz Au 999" engraved around it.
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