20 Cents - Special Administration Region

€5,276.00
IssuerHong Kong
Year1997
TypeCirculating commemorative coin
Value20 Cents
CurrencyDollar (1863-date)
CompositionNickel brass
Weight2.6 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness1.3 mm
Shape and TechniqueScalloped (with 12 notches)
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Joseph Yam
Reverse: Lady Haddon-Cave
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#73
Obverse descriptionBauhinia or Hong Kong orchid flower (Binomial Name: Bauhinia blakeana)
Obverse script
Obverse lettering香 港 HONG KONG
(Translation: Hong Kong Hong Kong)
Reverse descriptionTwo butterfly kites, with their tails knotted together, the butterfly being the symbol of joy and conjugal felicity
Reverse script
Reverse lettering貳 20 毫 19 97 TWENTY CENTS
(Translation: Twenty Cents 1997 Twenty Cents)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1997  - -
1997  - Proof -
Catalog ID1740342790
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