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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978
GOLD COIN APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON SATURDAY
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT APPLICATIONS FOR THE YEAR OF THE GOAT GOLD COIN WILL CLOSE ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 16).
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY), +ONLY APPLICATIONS POSTMARKED DECEMBER 16 OR BEFORE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.+
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE GOLD COINS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ALL BRANCHES OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION AND THE MERCANTILE BANK.
+IF THE ISSUE IS OVER-SUBSCR I BED, A BALLOT WILL BE ARRANGED, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE GOLD COINS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, AND THAT SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY JANUARY 17, 1979, AND THOSE UNSUCCESSFUL BY JANUARY 24, 1979, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE YEAR OF THE GOAT GOLD COIN IS THE FOURTH IN SERIES OF 12 LUNAR NEW YEAR COINS WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ISSUE. THE OBVERSE SIDE BEARS A PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN, WHILE THE REVERSE DEPICTS A RAM.
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THIS ISSUE WILL BE LIMITED, AS WERE THE ISSUES FOR THE DRAGON, SNAKE AND HORSE COINS, SO THAT NO MORE THAN 30,000 COINS
10,000 PROOF AND 20,000 UNCIRCULATED COINS WILL BE MINTED.
THE PROOF COIN WHICH HAS A FROSTED RELIEF ON A MIRROR-FINISH BACKGROUND WILL BE SOLD AT $1,500. THE BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN IS PRICED AT $1,000. THE FACE VALUE OF BOTH COINS IS $1,000.
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EACH COIN WILL BE PACKAGED IN A PLASTIC SCREW-TOP CAPSULE AND SUPPLIED WITH A PRESENTATION CASE AND A DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET.
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