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Hong Kong Year of the Cockerel

1981  One Thousand Dollar reverse 1981  One Thousand Dollar obverse

1981 One Thousand Dollar

Mintage:33,000
Reverse Designer:Elizabeth Haddon-Care Obverse Designer:Arnold Machin Size:28.4mm Weight:15.98g Edge:Milled Composition:91.7% Gold

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The Chinese Year of the Cockerel is a part the Chinese Zodiac which is composed of 12 animals arranged in order from the rat through to the pig. The order was established by a race between the animals, thousands of years ago orchestrated by the Jade Emperor of China. Chinese astrology and the Chinese zodiac are commemorated by The Royal Mint. The 12-year sequence features coin releases marking the Year of the Rat, Year of the Mouse, Year of the Ox, Year of the Tiger, Year of the Rabbit, Year of the Dragon, Year of the Snake, Year of the Horse, Year of the Goat, Year of the Monkey, Year of the Rooster, Year of the Dog and Year of the Pig.

The one thousand dollar gold coin was struck in 1981 by the Royal Mint. The obverse features the Arnold Machin portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, right facing and crowned. The legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND 1981. The reverse shows a cockerel by Elizabeth Haddon-Care and the legend HONG KONG $1000. There was also a gold proof coin struck the same year.

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