Chinese Silver Panda 2 oz
View deal at Hero BullionSpecifications
- Weight
- 2 oz
- Purity
- .999
- Mint
- China Mint
- Country
- China
- First struck
- 1983
About the Chinese Silver Panda
The Chinese Silver Panda is the silver companion to China's long-running Gold Panda program. The People's Bank of China issues the coin, the Shanghai Mint and other state mints strike it, and every year the obverse panda design changes. That annual change is the whole personality of the series. Other government coins lock in a single reverse for decades. The Panda is a moving target by design, and that is why collectors come back year after year.
Specs are simple. The modern coin is .999 fine silver, weighs 30 grams, and carries a face value of 10 yuan. Note the weight. From 1983 through 2015 the coin was a full troy ounce, 31.1035 grams. Starting with the 2016 issue, China switched to the metric 30-gram standard, which is roughly 0.9645 troy ounces. If you are stacking by ounce, that detail matters for math at checkout.
The reverse holds steady year to year. It shows the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, with the country name and the year of issue. The obverse is where the artistry lives. Pandas eating bamboo, mothers with cubs, pandas in water, pandas in trees. Every year is its own scene, and certain years have become standout collector pieces purely on design strength.
Mintages are higher than they used to be. Early-1980s Pandas were struck in tiny numbers and command serious premiums today. Modern issues run into the millions, which keeps the bullion-grade coin accessible while letting older dates trade as numismatics. For a stacker buying current-year coins, the Panda behaves like other modern sovereign silver: a clean, recognizable, government-issued bar of metal with a story stamped on top.
In the secondary market, Pandas typically carry a higher premium over spot than generic silver rounds and often run a touch above American Silver Eagles or Canadian Maple Leafs depending on the year. The premium is the price of the design rotation and the brand. Some buyers treat that as overhead. Others treat it as the whole point.
A practical note on authentication. Counterfeits of Chinese Silver Pandas have circulated, especially online and especially for older dates. Buy from reputable dealers, weigh and measure your coins, and consider sealed mint capsules or graded slabs for older issues. For current-year bullion bought from established US dealers, this is rarely an issue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the current premium on Chinese Silver Panda 2 oz?
The lowest premium right now is +172.1% over spot at Hero Bullion ($469.00). The table above ranks every dealer by premium so the best deal is at the top.
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