The 1982 1oz Gold Panda Bullion Coin is the inaugural one-ounce issue in China's Gold Panda series. Issued as legal tender of the People's Republic of China in .999 fine gold, it established the enduring pairing of the Temple of Heaven obverse with a giant panda reverse. As the first year of one of the world's best-known design-changing bullion programmes, it carries substantial collector significance beyond its gold content.