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5 Dollars (Special Administration Region)
Country: Hong Kong
(China)
Denomination: 5 Dollars
(5 HKD)
Year: 1997
Material: Copper-nickel
Weight: 13.4000 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 27 mm
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Catalog list: hong kongchina
Description:
Obverse
Bauhinia or Hong Kong orchid flower
Binomial Name: Bauhinia blakeana
Reverse
A rounded version of the character Shou meaning longevity is surrounded by the five bats - harbingers of the Five blessings or Five Happinesses namely: long life, wealth, health, love of virtue and death coming only after achieving one's destiny.
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