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2 Dollars (Special Administration Region)
Country: Hong Kong
(China)
Denomination: 2 Dollars
2 HKD = 0.25 USD
Year: 1997
Material: Copper-nickel
Weight: 8.4000 g
Shape: Scalloped (with 12 notches)
Diameter: 28 mm
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Catalog list: hong kongchina
Description:
Obverse
Bauhinia or Hong Kong orchid flower
Binomial Name: Bauhinia blakeana
Reverse
The He He brothers, the Harmonious pair, born of different fathers, who, after much discord lasting seven generations, concluded that co-operation was more profitable and conducive to happiness and so they symbolize agreement and harmony.
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