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200 Yuan Year of the Snake
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Shape | Scalloped (with 8 notches) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (Simplified) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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China's annual lunar gold series has been issued continuously since 1981, making it one of the longest-running bullion programs of the modern era. The Snake is the sixth animal in the twelve-year cycle, and the 2025 issue falls in a year when the People's Bank notably expanded the denomination structure of the lunar series, adding this 200 Yuan face value tier alongside heavier and lighter options to broaden accessibility across collector budgets.
KM#2877 is struck to .999 fineness rather than the .9999 standard adopted for some companion issues in the same release year — a distinction worth noting for buyers assembling matched sets.