Obverse: features the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, one of the most important symbols of Chinese culture and architecture. The year of issue 2005 appears below, while the country name is shown above in Chinese characters.
Reverse: depicts a panda mother with her cub seated among bamboo. This is the signature design of the Panda Bullion series, with a motif that changes almost every year. The denomination 500 is shown in Chinese and Latin scripts.
About the coin: a bullion coin of the People’s Republic of China from the renowned Panda Bullion series. The coin is struck in .999 fine gold, weighs 31.1 g (1 troy ounce) and has a diameter of 32 mm. Its face value is 500 Yuan (CNY). Thanks to its annually changing panda designs, this series is highly sought after by both investors and collectors worldwide.
