2000 5 Yuan 1/20 oz Gold Panda Coin - Small Date [BU]

The 2000 5 Yuan Gold Panda Small Date is a key coin in the Panda series and one of the most sought-after dates across all denominations. Caught in the wake of the Asian Financial Crisis, demand for gold Pandas plummeted and many are reported to have been melted. The millennium year added further cross-currents — many coins were purchased as keepsakes rather than held by serious collectors, further reducing the number that survived in collectible condition.

The Chinese Gold Panda programme launched in 1982 and quickly became one of the world's most collected bullion coin series, celebrated for its annually changing reverse designs. Each coin is struck in 24-carat gold and issued as legal tender by the People's Republic of China.