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10 Dollars
| Issuer | Hong Kong |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Composition | Bimetallic: gold (.9166) centre in electrum ring (ring: .375 Au, .625 Ag) |
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| Obverse description | The gold-coloured central disc depicts a finely detailed relief of the Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree flower), rendered with naturalistic veining across its five petals and a branching stem emerging from the lower field. A rope-pattern border separates the gold centre from the electrum outer ring. The Chinese characters 香港 are inscribed in the upper portion of the outer ring, divided at the apex, while the Latin legend HONG KONG curves along the lower arc of the ring in raised serif lettering. |
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| Reverse description | The gold-coloured central disc bears the large numeral 10 prominently displayed in the field, with the date 1994 inscribed below in smaller figures near the base of the inner disc. A rope-pattern border delineates the junction between the gold centre and the electrum outer ring. In the upper arc of the outer ring, the Chinese characters 拾圓 (Ten Dollars) are placed at left and right of the apex respectively, while the English legend TEN DOLLARS curves along the lower arc of the ring in raised serif lettering. |
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| Reverse lettering | 拾 圓 10 1994 TEN DOLLARS (Translation: Ten Dollars) |
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