The Platinum panda coin series is most representative of Chinese platinum coins. From 1987 when the first platinum coin was introduced to the close in 2005 of the last coin, the platinum panda theme series is the only set that was active from beginning to end, throughout the entire period of platinum coin production.

The selected platinum quality that was used from 1987 to 1990 had an average weight of 1 ounce. In 1990, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/10^th of an ounce appeared on a trial basis. Then nothing was issued for the following two years. Since 1993 however, only 1/10 and 1/20^th of an ounce weight were used and again issuance stopped in 1997. To commemorate the "20^th Anniversary of Chinese Panda Coins Issue", under the advisement of the Chinese Coin Corporation, the People's Bank of China once again issued platinum coins in 2002. However due to the common lack of knowledge among collectors at the time, many people knew very little about the platinum panda coins. As a result in 2005, any issuance was completely terminated until today! Such simplicity in the specification weight, viewed from another perspective, sufficiently demonstrates the rarity and singular nature of the platinum material.

The series of platinum panda coins experienced significant destruction. Almost every platinum set saw a number of coins melted. As the time gap of this series is the longest yet the highest quantity was produced, and in addition the 1994 and 1995 1/20 ounce platinum panda are quite rare, these have led to the endurance of the platinum panda series as the core of the whole Chinese platinum coin universe.