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10 Dollars Return of Hong Kong
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed Chinese imperial dragon rendered in high relief dominates the central field, depicted with sinuous coiled body, scaled texture, four clawed feet, and a fierce frontal visage facing the viewer. Chinese characters arranged along the upper and left periphery read 香港回歸紀念 一九九七 (Commemorating the Return of Hong Kong, 1997), with the characters 香港 (Hong Kong) positioned at the lower left field. The denomination $10 appears in the exergue below the dragon. The plain field provides a polished mirror background characteristic of proof coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Chinese |
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Liberia produced a substantial series of commemorative silver dollars throughout the 1990s explicitly for the collector market, with almost no connection to domestic circulation. The 1997 Hong Kong handover series was one of dozens of topical issues contracted through foreign minting and distribution houses targeting the same buyers who had just watched the July 1st ceremonies on television.
KM#314 is one of several distinct pieces within Liberia's handover output that year — the country issued multiple designs on the same event.