Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1000 Dollars - Elizabeth II Horse
| Issuer | Hong Kong Government |
|---|---|
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | HONG KONG 港 香 $1000 (Translation: Hong Kong) |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Hong Kong's gold $1000 series launched in 1975 to coincide with the lunar calendar cycle, with each annual issue tied to the corresponding zodiac animal. The 1978 Horse issue was struck by the Royal Mint on behalf of the colonial government — a relationship that would continue until the series concluded ahead of the 1997 handover. Mintage was deliberately constrained each year to sustain collector demand, and the series found its primary market not in Hong Kong itself but among overseas Chinese communities and international bullion investors.