BRITISH CROWN COLONY OF HONG KONG (1843-1983)
REIGN OF ELIZABETH II (AS QUEEN OF HONG KONG: 1952-1997) - HOUSE OF WINDSOR
YEAR OF THE DRAGON CHINESE ZODIAC LUNAR YEAR CALENDAR (SHENG XIAO)
GOLD $1000 COIN CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 68 ULTRA CAMEO
OBV: PORTRAIT SHOULDER BUST OF ELIZABETH II WEARING TIARA RIGHT.
REV: DEPICTION OF A FIRE DRAGON IN FULL PROFILE .
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SINCE ANCIENT TIMES, THE TWELVE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN USED TO REPRESENT A PERSON'S YEAR OF BIRTH (SHENG) AND THEIR RESEMBLANCE (XIAO OR SHUXIANG), THE CHARACTERISTICS GIVEN TO EACH PERSON BY THEIR ZODIAC TOTEM.
ONE LEGEND OF THE ORIGIN OF THE ZODIAC INVOLVES THE SUMMONING OF ANIMALS BY THE EMPEROR XUANYUAN TO BE HIS BODYGUARD. AS A RESULT OF THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARRIVED AND THE TRICKS AND BICKERING OF THE ANIMALS TO IMPROVE THE PRECEDENT OF THEIR PLACEMENT, THEIR RESPECTIVE PLACES WERE DECIDED IN SEQUENCE.
THE DRAGON (CHEN) IS ONE OF THE FOUR CHINESE SACRED ANIMALS AND THE ONLY MYTHOLOGICAL BEAST IN THE ZODIAC.
THOSE BORN UNDER THE DRAGON SIGN ARE CONNECTED TO THE EARTH AND ARE ATTRIBUTED WITH HONESTY, SENSITIVITY AND BRAVERY.
1976 WAS THE YEAR OF THE FIRE DRAGON, LENDING THE ASPECTS OF DYNAMISM, PERSISTANCE AND STRENGTH TO CHARACTER AND BESTOWING AN AUSPICIOUS LOVELIFE.
CONTAINS 15.97 GRAMS OF .917 FINE GOLD (.4708 OZ AGW)
28 MM IN DIAMETER
ONLY 6,911 MINTED!
