1 oz 2010 10 Yuan Silver Coin - TWO PANDA BEARS PLAYING - China

Specifications:              

Country	China
Year of Issue	2010
Mint	China Mint
Face Value	10 Yuan
Weight	31.1035 g
Diameter	39 mm
Finish	Proof-like Brilliant Uncirculated
Composition	.999 Fine (Pure) Silver
Edge	Reeded (milled, serrated)
Packaging	Encapsulated

                       

Obverse:
Two cute panda bears romp and frolic in the bamboo forest that is their home. This is the seventh issue in the silver panda series to feature more than a single panda bear! The denomination is indicated, and the legend 1 OZ AG .999 guarantees the weight and purity.

Reverse:

The Temple of Heaven appears within a circle. The date of issue also appears.

Investment Notes:

This beautiful coin is part of the highly collectible series of one ounce, pure silver pandas. The obverse design of this series, with the panda bear, changes each year, further enhancing its collectability. The reverse features the Temple of Heaven. Many years of the silver panda can be very difficult to locate, much less in pristine condition (and they always increase in value).

                         

Pandas:

The giant panda is a large, black and white mammal currently classified in the bear family (Ursidae), indigenous to central-western and southwestern China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. The panda has a diet which is 99% bamboo. Pandas may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges and bananas when available. Though giant pandas are often assumed to be docile, they are in fact wild animals and have been known to attack humans, presumably out of irritation rather than predatory behavior.

The Temple of Heaven:

The Temple of Heaven (literally, the "Altar of Heaven") is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern Beijing (Peking), in the Xuanwu district.