1989 5 Yuan 1/20 oz Gold Panda Coin - Small Date [BU]

The 1989 5 Yuan 1/20 oz. gold Small Date B.U. Panda was part of the now-standard annual release of five B.U. gold Pandas by the China Mint. It has an unusual design. This is the only Panda with an abstract background; a grid pattern occupies the background space with not a bamboo leaf in sight. This was a new design direction for the series and it turned out to be a dead-end as it was never repeated. The unusual design didn’t stop the smaller size coins like the 5 Yuan from being used in jewelry and many were.