2017 China Mother's Day Panda Heart 8g Gold Medal NGC PF70UC ER

  

Offered here is the exact 2017 China Mother's Day Panda Heart-Shaped 8 Gram Gold Official Mint Medal pictured, struck in. 999 fine gold and certified by NGC in the flawless PF70 Ultra Cameo grade with the Early Releases designation and an attractive China-themed NGC presentation label.

This is not the standard legal-tender 2017 Chinese Gold Panda. NGC identifies this piece directly on the certification label as an OFFICIAL MINT MEDAL, making it a distinctive specialty Panda issue created around the 2017 Mother's Day theme. The unusual heart-shaped format immediately separates this medal from conventional round Panda issues and is especially well suited to its subject matter.

The principal design centers on a mother panda together with her two cubs, creating an affectionate family scene very different from the traditional solitary Panda imagery found on many Chinese precious-metal issues. The mother is shown with bamboo while the two cubs remain close beside her. Floral decoration appears along the upper portion of the design, while "Mother's Day" is inscribed nearby. Below the Panda family is the message "Mother's Love Is Forever, " presented in both English and Chinese, with the 2017 date positioned at the bottom.

The opposite side carries a detailed Chinese mountain and architectural scene within the heart-shaped border. Published information for the companion 2017 Mother's Day heart medal identifies this imagery with the Golden Summit of Mount Emei, one of China's major Buddhist sacred mountains. Published dealer and catalog references attribute the 2017 Mother's Day heart medals to the Shanghai Mint. One of the most interesting aspects of this 8 gram gold version is its reported production figure. Published dealer information for this exact 2017 8 Gram Gold Mother's Day Panda Heart Medal reports a mintage of only 100 pieces. However, despite extensive research, we have not located original Shanghai Mint production documentation independently confirming that figure. Accordingly, Perfect 70 Bullion is presenting 100 pieces as the published and reported mintage rather than representing it as an independently verified official mint figure. That distinction is important, but the reported figure is noteworthy enough to disclose to collectors rather than omit altogether. The NGC certification census provides another interesting perspective on this particular example. At the time of listing, the NGC census for this exact Early Releases Ultra Cameo catalog entry shows only 20 total graded examples. Of those 20, 19 are certified PF70 Ultra Cameo, with zero graded higher.

In this case, the meaningful certification characteristic is not the percentage of submitted medals receiving a 70 grade, since nearly all of the examples in this particular NGC entry reached PF70. Rather, it is the very small overall NGC census of only 20 certified examples within this exact Early Releases catalog entry. This example additionally carries NGC's Early Releases designation and a colorful China-themed presentation label featuring Great Wall imagery and the Chinese flag, creating an especially attractive presentation for a specialized modern Chinese Panda medal.

Theme: Mother's Day / Panda. Mint Attribution: Shanghai Mint, as reported in published references. Mintage Note: The 100-piece figure is reported in published dealer information for this exact 8 gram gold issue; primary Shanghai Mint documentation independently confirming that figure has not been located. Grade: NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo. NGC Total Graded for This Exact Early Releases Catalog Entry at Time of Listing: 20. NGC Population in PF70 Ultra Cameo: 19. NGC Label: China-Themed Presentation Label. The combination of its heart-shaped gold format, mother-and-cubs Panda design, Mother's Day theme, 8 gram. 999 fine gold composition, perfect PF70 Ultra Cameo grade, Early Releases designation, very small NGC certification census and reported 100-piece production figure makes this a particularly distinctive piece within the broader field of modern Chinese Panda collecting. It should appeal especially to collectors of Chinese Panda medals, scarce modern Chinese issues, certified gold, unusual-shaped precious-metal pieces, Shanghai Mint medals, perfect-grade NGC collectibles and specialized Panda issues outside the standard annual bullion series.

The medal and NGC holder shown in the photographs are the exact medal you will receive. Please review all photographs carefully for the condition of the medal, NGC holder, label and overall presentation. Perfect 70 Bullion specializes in certified precious-metal coins, perfect-grade collectibles, low-population issues and distinctive modern world coins.

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