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5 Dollars Special Administration Region
| Issuer | Hong Kong Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | A stylised Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree) flower is depicted centrally in the field, rendered with five petals in a naturalistic yet formal design. The issuer name appears as a bilingual legend encircling the central motif, with Chinese characters above and the Latin script legend below. |
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| Reverse description | The central device features a stylised, rounded form of the Chinese character 壽 (Shou, meaning longevity), enclosed within a decorative composition of five bats arranged symmetrically around it. The five bats are traditional emblems of the Wu Fu, or Five Blessings — long life, wealth, health, love of virtue, and a peaceful death — rendered in a classical Chinese decorative idiom. The denomination and date appear in the surrounding legend in both Chinese characters and Latin script. |
| Reverse script | Chinese/Latin |
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