Panda Collection
The Complete Guide to the Silver Panda
2026 · SILVER PANDA · CHINA MINT
The Chinese Silver Panda is a series of silver bullion coins issued by the People’s Republic of China.
The design of the panda is changed every year and minted in different sizes and denominations, ranging from 0.5 troy oz. to 1 kilogram. Starting in 2016, Pandas switched to metric sizes. The 1 troy ounce coin was reduced to 30 grams, while the 5 troy ounce coin was reduced to 150 grams. There is also a Gold Panda series issued featuring the same designs as the Silver Panda coins.
The first Silver Panda coins—issued 10 yuan Panda bullion in 1983, 1984, and 1985—were proof quality, with a precious metal content of 27 grams of 0.900 fine silver and a diameter of 38.6 mm. Mintages were only 10,000 for each year. No Silver Pandas were issued in 1986. The 1987 Silver Panda coins were minted in proof quality from 1 troy oz. of sterling (.925 fine) silver, with a diameter of 40 mm. There are several mints that produced Silver Panda coins over the years, including: Shanghai, Shenyang, and Shenzhen.
The 1/2 oz Pandas were only produced from 1993-1998 and the 1kg Pandas started in 1998 to present day.
In certain years there are minor variations in the coin design—such as the size of the date, and temple. That allows the originating mint to be determined. An example is 1996 where different mints produced coins with minor variations in the font size of the date on the obverse side of the coins. In 2015 the Gold and Silver Panda coins were not labelled with metal fineness and weight. This information returned in 2016 when the 1 troy ounce coin was replaced by the 30-gram coin (one troy ounce is approximately 31.1 grams).
Silver Bullion
The Shenyang & Shanghai mints are the two producers of the silver coin. These mints have a long history in China. Each mint uses different styles and techniques according to their manufacturing process. This has led to a variation in coins produced at the mints.
The center of the obverse is a depiction of The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests located in the Temple of Heaven complex in Beijing. The Hall was built between 1406 to 1420. Chinese characters on top say “中华人民共和国”, meaning the People’s Republic of China and the bottom the year of issue.
The reverse shows portraits of the giant panda that changes every year (except for 2001 and 2002, which share the same design).
Included below (where available) are the mintage limits as well as the estimated population of each coin. The estimated population figures are derived from The Gold & Silver Panda Coin Buyer’s Guide by Peter Anthony.
1989
255,000 Limit
<184,000 Population
1990
200,000 Limit
<97,000 Population
1991
100,000 Limit
<73,000 Population
1992
100,000 Limit
<60,000 Population
1993
120,000 Limit
<46,000 Population
1994
100,000 Limit
<54,000 Population
1995
169,000 Limit
<100,000 Population
1996
120,000 Limit
<106,000 Population
1997
TBC Limit
<97,000 Population
1998
100,000 Limit
<53,000 Population
1999
TBC Limit
<65,000 Population
2000
TBC Limit
<77,000 Population
2001
500,000 Limit
2002
500,000 Limit
<210,000 Population
2003
600,000 Limit
<135,000 Population
2004
600,000 Limit
<280,000 Population
2005
600,000 Limit
<480,000 Population
2006
600,000 Limit
2007
600,000 Limit
2008
600,000 Limit
2009
600,000 Limit
2010
800,000 Limit
2011
6.000,000 Limit
2012
6.000,000 Limit
2013
8.000,000 Limit
2014
8.000,000 Limit
2015
8.000,000 Limit
2016
8.000,000 Limit
2017
10.000,000 Limit
2018
10.000,000 Limit
2019
10.000,000 Limit
2020
10.000,000 Limit
2021
10.000,000 Limit
2022
10.000,000 Limit
2023
10.000,000 Limit
2024
10.000,000 Limit
2025
10.000,000 Limit
2026
10.000,000 Limit
Special Editions
The Shenyang & Shanghai mints are the two producers of the silver coin. These mints have a long history in China. Each mint uses different styles and techniques according to their manufacturing process. This has led to a variation in coins produced at the mints.
The center of the obverse is a depiction of The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests located in the Temple of Heaven complex in Beijing. The Hall was built between 1406 to 1420. Chinese characters on top say “中华人民共和国”, meaning the People’s Republic of China and the bottom the year of issue.
The reverse shows portraits of the giant panda that changes every year (except for 2001 and 2002, which share the same design).
Included below (where available) are the mintage limits as well as the estimated population of each coin. The estimated population figures are derived from The Gold & Silver Panda Coin Buyer’s Guide by Peter Anthony.
1997
Chongqing Municipality
50,000 Limit
1997
Beijing Stamp and Coin Expo
30,000 Limit
1998
China Aviation Expo
50,000 LImit
1998
Beijing Coin Expo
30,000 Limit
1999
Beijing Stamp and Coin Expo
40,000 Limit
2000
Guangzhou Stamp and Coin Expo
40,000 Limit
2004
50th Anniversary of China Construction Bank
170,000 Limit
2004
20th Anniversary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
120,000 Limit
2004
Beijing Stamp and Coin Expo
30,000 Limit
2005
Foundation of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
100,000 Limit
2005
10th Anniversary Bank of Shanghai
50,000 Limit
2005
Beijing Stamp and Coin Expo
30,000 Limit
2006
10th Anniversary China Minsheng Bank
70,000 Limit
2006
10th Anniversary Bank of Beijing
50,000 Limit
2006
Shenyang Horticulture Expo
30,000 Limit
2006
10th Anniversary Jinan City Bank
20,000 Limit
2006
Beijing Stamp and Coin Expo
30,000 Limit
2007
Xi’an City Bank
100,000 Limit
2007
20th Anniversary of China CITIC Bank
100,000 Limit
2008
100th Anniversary of Beijing Banknote
100,000 Limit
2008
100th Anniversary of Bank of Communications
100,000 Limit
2009
30th Anniversary of Chinese modern precious metal coins
300,000 Limit
2009
Founding of Agricultural Bank of China
100,000 Limit
2009
ChiNext Inauguration
30,000 Limit
2010
Anniversary of listing of Agricultural Bank of China
70,000 Limit
2010
20th Anniversary of opening China’s capital markets
40,000 Limit
2010
90th Anniversary Shanghai Mint
20,000 Limit
2011
Running of Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway
30,000 Limit
2011
60th Anniv. of National Committee of China’s Financial Union
30,000 Limit
2011
10th Anniversary of Shanghai Gold Exchange
30,000 Limit
2011
30th Anniv. of the Founding of Xiamen Special Economic Zone
20,000 Limit
2011
60th Anniversary of the Rural Credit Cooperatives
20,000 Limit
2011
60th Anniversary of the Aviation Industry
20,000 Limit
2011
World Horticultural Expo 2011 in Xian
20,000 Limit
2012
100th Anniversary of Bank of China
260,000 Limit
2012
20th Anniversary of the founding of Huaxia Bank
50,000 Limit
2012
10th Anniversary of Listing of China Merchants Bank
30,000 Limit
2013
20th Anniversary of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
80,000 Limit
2013
30th Anniversary of China Everbright Bank
80,000 Limit
2013
10th Anniversary of China-Asean Expo
80,000 Limit
2014
60th Anniversary of China Construction Bank
420,000 Limit
2014
20th Anniv. of the Agricultural Development Bank of China
85,000 Limit
2014
Qingdao World Horticulture Expo
40,000 Limit
2015
20th Anniversary of Bank of Shanghai
60,000 Limit
2015
The Year of China in South Africa
10,000 Limit
2015
2oz Macau Show Expo
1,500 Limit
2016
Berlin Money Fair
1,500 Limit
2016
20th Anniversary of Bank of Beijing
50,000 Limit
2016
120th Anniversary of Shenyang Mint
30,000 Limit
2016
60th Anniv. of All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese
Mintage 88,909
2017
China International Collection Expo
50,000 Limit
2018
30th Anniversary of Ping An
50,000 Limit
2018
30th Anniversary of Industrial Bank
30,000 Limit
2019
China International Import Expo
20,000 Limit
2019
World Stamp Exhibition
20,000 Limit
2019
40th Anniversary of State Administration of Foreign Exchange
10,000 Limit
2020
2oz Macau Show Expo
300 Proof Limit
2022
20oz Macau Show Expo
150 Proof Limit
2023
2oz Macau Show Expo
300 Proof Limit
2023
Day & Night (Day)
500 BU Limit
2023
Day & Night (Night)
500 BU Limit
2024
50gm Macau Show Expo
150 Proof Limit
2024
HK Numismatics Society
520 Proof Limit
2024
ANA World Fair
888 Proof Limit
2025
ANA Show Panda Proof
1,888 1oz Limit
888 2oz Limit
2026
Golden Ring
888 Limit
1/2 oz Silver
The 1/z Oz silver Chinese Panda was first released in 1993 and was available until 1998. Each coin weighed 15.55g with a diameter of 32.5mm and a face value of 5 Yuan.
1995 – Available with 2 variations of Obverse. Large Mintage refers to coins minted with a Large Date format, Small Mintage refers to coins with a Small Date Frosted Gap.
1993
Unknown Mintage
1994
158,888 Proof Mintage
1995
115,005 Large Mintage
22,000 Small Mintage
1995
Small Date
Obverse
1995
Large Date
Obverse
1996
Unknown Mintage
1997
100,000 Proof Mintage
1997
HK Coin Fair
30,000 Proof Mintage
1998
200,000 Mintage
1998
HK Expo
30,000 Mintage
12oz Silver
The 12oz silver Chinese Panda was first released in 1988 and was available every year until 1997. Each coin weighed 12 troy ounces (373g) with a diameter of 80mm and a face value of 100 Yuan.
1988
5,000 Mintage
1989
6,000 Mintage
1990
Unknown Mintage
1991
2,500 Mintage
1992
Mintage 88,909
1993
2,000 Mintage
1994
2,000 Mintage
1995
1,000 Mintage
1996
800 Mintage
1997
2,500 Mintage
1kg Silver
The 1kg silver Chinese Panda was first released in proof format in 1998. Each coin weighed 1000g with a diameter of 100mm and a face value of 200 Yuan for 1998 and 1999, rising to 300 Yuan from 2000 onwards.
1998
Unknown Mintage
1999
1,999 Mintage
2000
Unknown Mintage
2001
Unknown Mintage
2002
4,000 Mintage
2002
20th Anniversary
Unknown Mintage
2003
4,000 Mintage
2004
Unknown Mintage
2005
Unknown Mintage
2006
Unknown Mintage
2007
Unknown Mintage
2008
Unknown Mintage
2009
4,000 Mintage
2010
Unknown Mintage
2011
Unknown Mintage
2012
Unknown Mintage
2013
20,000 mintage
2014
20,000 mintage
2015
Unknown Mintage
2016
Unknown Mintage
2017
Unknown Mintage
2018
Unknown Mintage
2019
Unknown Mintage
2020
Unknown Mintage
2021
Unknown Mintage
2022
Unknown Mintage
2023
Unknown Mintage
2024
Unknown Mintage
2025
Unknown Mintage