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1000 Dollars - Elizabeth II Dog
| Issuer | Hong Kong |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Composition | Gold (.917) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Arnold Machin, occupying the central field. The peripheral legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND arcs along the upper rim, while the date 1982 is positioned along the lower right, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed depiction of a Chow Chow dog, rendered in high relief at centre, commemorating the Chinese Lunar Year of the Dog. The legend HONG KONG curves along the upper rim, flanked by two raised dots. The Chinese characters 港 and 香 (reading Hong Kong, 香港) appear to the left and right of the central device respectively, each flanked by raised dots. The denomination $1000 is inscribed along the lower rim, all within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1982 - - 33,000 1982 - Proof - 22,000 |
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