Silver Panda · Early archive
The 1983 Silver PandaBefore the modern standard
This 27-gram proof belongs to the early Silver Panda story. It should not be back-projected as the beginning of today's 30-gram standard bullion format; it reads more honestly as a distinct archival object.
Published specialist references support 27 g, proof, 10 yuan and .900 fineness, but an accessible primary issue notice was not located.
Archive index
One silver coin, read as a careful dossier.
The obverse carries the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the 1983 date; the reverse shows a panda with bamboo. Its 27-gram, proof and 10-yuan identity belongs beside a clear account of what the available records can—and cannot—confirm.
An early silver object
Reading the record
How the record is stated
Multiple specialist references support .900 fineness, while some secondary listings differ. The figure of 10,000 is shown only as a reported quantity, not as an independently verified actual mintage.
Period relationship
Not a smaller version of today’s standard
The 27-gram proofs of 1983–1985 form an early prelude. The modern 30-gram standard belongs to the separate metric context beginning in 2016.
Early proof
27 g and 10 yuan, with the fineness caveat retained.
One-ounce lens
Later silver issues developed a different standard collecting lens.
30-gram metric standard
The modern format should not be projected back to 1983.