China 2020 888g Silver New Year Celebration Panda Dragon FDOI PF 70 188 Minted!

Description

New Panda Series Unites Traditional Icons to Celebrate Chinese New Year
The national symbol for China is the Giant Panda. With its adorable black-and-white fur, fat cheeks, big eyes and delightful pigeon-toed way of walking, it’s easy to see why. But long before Panda Bears became embroiled in world politics and conservation efforts, it was the dragon that was seen by the Chinese as the personification of their national identity.
Now, both iconic symbols are at the heart of a new series struck by the China Mint. The release of the 2020 China New Year Celebration Panda Series coincides with the beginning of a new lunar cycle. Similar to the incredibly popular Moon Festival Panda™ series, the New Year Celebration Panda Series struck at the Mint’s Shanghai facility honors the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival – the most important holiday celebrated in China each year.
These amazing pieces of numismatic artistry each depict a cuddly panda sitting beside a twisting and turning dragon like one would see during a traditional New Year’s Dragon Dance. To make the design even more emblematic of the new year, it features the Chinese character for “Fu,” a symbol that is associated with peace and prosperity and prominently displayed in homes across China during the new year festivities.
In this offer you will get a crash course in lucky numbers. That’s because The number “8” is considered lucky in Chinese culture. The more “8s,” the luckier it is! This particular coin is minted from 888 grams of 99.9% fine silver.
This proof features amazing Ultra High Relief with detail so intricate that the designs seem like they’re leaping from the surface! The frosty designs simply tower over the shimmering mirrored fields! In fact, this proof has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in flawless Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded proofs will have ZERO imperfections – showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended.
In addition, NGC has certified that this proof is a First Day of Issue (FDI) release, meaning it was received by NGC or an NGC-approved depository by the release date or on the business day within 24 hours of the official release date.
FIRST YEAR FOR NEW PANADA SERIES
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This release marks a new cycle of the Chinese Lunar Calendar and pays tribute to this historic event for the first time by featuring a design of the Panda, the New Year Dragon Dance and the Chinese Fu symbol associated with peace and prosperity. The obverse of each proof shows the familiar Temple of Heaven design that is a staple of China’s Panda Series.
STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER –
888 grams of 99.9% fine silver.
INTRICATE HIGH RELIEF DETAIL –
struck in Ultra High Relief with detail so intricate that the designs seem like they’re leaping from their surfaces.
PERFECT PROOF CONDITION –
graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in perfect Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) condition.
KEY FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CERTIFICATION –
NGC has certified that this 2020 China Silver New Year Celebration Panda is First Day of Issue (FDI) releases.
EXTREMELY LOW MINTAGE –
Only 188 of these coins will ever be minted!
Celebrate the 2020 Chinese New Year with this special New Year Celebration Panda Silver Proof Coin struck in Ultra High Relief! Add it to your cart now before this small mintage disappears!