152 - Gold coin Hong Kong 1000 Dollars 1997, Special Administrative Region, city view, proof, 22 carat

Gold coin Hong Kong 1000 Dollars 1997, Special Administrative Region, city view, proof, 22 carat 22 carat gold, gold coin 1000 Dollars, Hong Kong, 1997, commemorative coin for the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 1997, proof, Royal Canadian Mint, obverse Bauhinia flower with lettering "HONG KONG" and Chinese characters, reverse city view with the skyline of the Central District, Chinese denomination, date "1997" and numeral "$1000", in coin capsule in velvet-covered case with numbered certificate "Certificate of Authenticity", maximum mintage 97,000, in original box "'97" "Commemorative Gold Coin", condition proof, D. 22 mm, W. 16 g With this gold coin the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, on behalf of the government, commemorated 1 July 1997, when the British crown colony was returned to China and re-established as a Special Administrative Region. The Bauhinia, the flower of the Hong Kong orchid tree, has replaced the portrait of the British monarch on Hong Kong's coins since 1 January 1993. The alloy consists of 22 carat gold with silver as the remainder; the coin is legal tender for 1000 Hong Kong dollars. It continues the series of Hong Kong gold coins of 1000 Dollars, which began in 1975 with the issue for the visit of the British Queen and was continued from 1976 with motifs of the Chinese zodiac signs.