2023 China Gold & Silver Dragon Boat Festival 3-pc Proof Set NGC PF70UC First Day of Issue

FIRST EVER Dragon Boat Festival Panda®

China's annual Dragon Boat Festival is one of its most important national holidays. It's held each year on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June on Western calendar. In Chinese folklore, dragons are seen as both a protector and a threat, able to bring on rain or cause droughts. To honor this powerful creature, people created long narrow boats that they raced in an annual rainmaking festival. Today, the annual festival is a joyous celebration that showcases China's rich cultural heritage—a tradition celebrated on these delightful medals, the FIRST-EVER Dragon Boat Festival Pandas® and absolute must-haves for Panda collectors!

Honoring The Origins Of The Dragon Boat Festival

Here you can secure a three-piece gold & Silver set that consists of proofs struck in one ounce and 88 grams of 99.9% pure gold, and 88 grams of highly pure 99.9% fine silver. Though not legal-tender coins, these beautiful medals represent the first releases in a brand-new series minted in Shanghai, China that pays tribute to this traditional and significant celebration. The origins of the Dragon Boat Festival, known as Duanwu in China, can be traced to southern China where it evolved from the practice of revering the river dragon to the commemoration of Qu Yuan, a famous third-century Chinese poet and political figure of the state of Chu in ancient China. The reverse depicts a youthful Panda bear sitting in a Chinese Dragon Boat with "Dragon Boat Festival" engraved in both English and Mandarin along with the medal's gold weight and purity. The obverse depicts the Hall of Prayers in China's Temple of Heaven.

Flawless Proofs From Among The First Issued

Each piece also comes in gorgeous Proof condition with stunning high relief imagery on the reverse that literally "floats" from the frosty proof surfaces like a sleek dragon boat! The effect is stunning thanks to hand-selected planchets, polished dies and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields! In fact, each piece available here has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) as being in flawless Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded proof will have ZERO imperfections—showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended! In addition, NGC has certified that these pieces are First Day of Issue (FDI) proofs, a designation that means they were received by NGC or an NGC-approved depository by the release date or on the business day within 24 hours of the official release date. Each proof will come beautifully housed in a deluxe presentation box along with an individually numbered mint Certificate of Authenticity and an informative story card.

Worldwide Exclusive Limited Availability

The combination of a Panda and a Dragon Boat for the first time is sure to send demand for this proof sky high. Unfortunately for many collectors, there are very few to go around: just 888 were struck as 88-gram silver medals, 188 were struck as one-ounce gold medals, and a miniscule 88 were struck as 88-gram gold medals, Mintages this small has created an instant demand that can't possibly be met. Make sure you're one of the lucky collectors who score one of these 2023 China Gold & Silver Boat Festival Three-Piece Proof Set by clicking one to your cart right now!

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:

• FIRST EVER DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL PANDAS - These medals are the first-ever Dragon Boat Festival Pandas® and each features a Panda bear sitting in a Chinese Dragon Boat with "Dragon Boat Festival" engraved in both English and Mandarin along with the medal's precious metal weight and purity. The obverse depicts the Hall of Prayers in China's Temple of Heaven.
• BEAUTIFUL HIGH RELIEF DETAIL - These proofs were struck in High Relief with detail so intricate that the designs seem like they're leaping from their surfaces.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE GOLD & SILVER - This three-piece set consists of proofs struck in one ounce and 88 grams of 99.9% pure gold, and 88 grams of highly pure 99.9% fine silver.
• PERFECT PROOF CONDITION - Each medal in your 2023 China Gold & Silver Boat Festival Three-Piece Proof Set has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) in flawless Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) condition.
• KEY FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CERTIFICATION - NGC has certified that these medals are First Day of Issue (FDI) proofs, independent authentication that they were released by the mint during the premier day of the series' issue.
• LOW WORLDWIDE LIMITED EDITION - The maximum worldwide limited mintage for these medals is extremely small with just 888 struck as 88-gram silver medals, 188 struck as one-ounce gold medals, and a miniscule 88 struck as 88-gram gold medals.

Don't miss out on the 2023 China Gold & Silver Dragon Boat Festival Three-Piece Proof Set—the FIRST-EVER Dragon Boat Festival Pandas! Only limited quantities are available, and you can get a set now in Proof-70 Ultra Cameo First Day of Issue condition!