New directly from the Mint Genuine 100% Authentic
1 Oz Silver Coin 2023 China Panda Dragon Boat Festival Colorized Proof
Comes with coin in capsule only, no COA
Unique design and Limited Edition
Year: 2023
Country: China
Weight: 31.1g / 1 oz
Face Value: n/a
Metal: Silver
Fineness: .999 coin
Diameter: 32mm
Mintage: 1888
Finish: Proof
Special Feature: n/a
Certificate: No
Presentation Case: Capsule
FIRST EVER Dragon Boat Festival Panda®
China’s annual Dragon Boat Festival is one of its most important national holidays. It’s held each year on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June on Western calendar. In Chinese folklore, dragons are seen as both a protector and a threat, able to bring on rain or cause droughts. To honor this powerful creature, people created long narrow boats that they raced in an annual rainmaking festival. Today, the annual festival is a joyous celebration that showcases China’s rich cultural heritage—a tradition celebrated on this delightful medal, the FIRST-EVER Dragon Boat Festival Panda® and an absolute must-have for Panda collectors!
Honoring The Origins Of The Dragon Boat Festival
Though not a legal-tender coin, this beautiful medal was struck in a full ounce of highly pure 99.9% fine silver. It’s also the first release in a brand-new series minted in Shanghai, China that pays tribute to this traditional and significant celebration. The origins of the Dragon Boat Festival, known as Duanwu in China, can be traced to southern China where it evolved from the practice of revering the river dragon to the commemoration of Qu Yuan, a famous third-century Chinese poet and political figure of the state of Chu in ancient China. The reverse depicts a colorized image of a youthful Panda bear sitting in a Chinese Dragon Boat with “Dragon Boat Festival” engraved in both English and Mandarin along with the medal’s silver weight and purity. The obverse depicts the Hall of Prayers in China’s Temple of Heaven.
Worldwide Exclusive Limited Availability
Each piece also comes in gorgeous Proof condition with stunning high relief imagery on the reverse that literally “floats” from the frosty proof surfaces like a sleek dragon boat! The effect is stunning thanks to hand-selected planchets, polished dies and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields! Each proof will also come beautifully housed in a deluxe presentation box along with an individually numbered mint Certificate of Authenticity and an informative story card. The combination of a Panda and a Dragon Boat for the first time is sure to send demand for this proof sky high. Unfortunately for many collectors, just 1,888 of these proofs were authorized for worldwide release, a mintage that has created an instant demand that can’t possibly be met.
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:
Don’t miss the 2023 China One-Ounce Silver Dragon Boat Festival Colorized Proof—the FIRST-EVER Dragon Boat Festival Panda! Just 1,888 were struck for worldwide release, so hurry and get yours now before they’re all gone!
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