TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1979
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150, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES
455-457, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, NEW TERRITORIES
OR AT THE MERCANTILE BANK LIMITED, 7, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
THE COINS ARE MADE OF 22 CARAT GOLD, HAVE A STANDARD WEIGHT OF 15.976 GRAMMES AND A DIAMETER OF 28.4 MM (1.118 INCHES).
THE OBVERSE CARRIES A PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN, WHILE THE REVERSE DEPICTS THE MONKEY. THE DESIGN FOR THE REVERSE WAS SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED FOR THIS ISSUE. EACH COIN WILL BE PACKAGED IN A PLASTIC SCREW-TOP CAPSULE AND SUPPLIED WITH A PRESENTATION CASE AND A DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET.
GOLD COINS WITH A FACE VALUE OF $1 000 WERE MADE LEGAL TENDER ON MAY 5, 1975.
THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 16, 1980 AND ENDS ON FEBRUARY 4, 1981, THE MONKEY IS, THEREFORE, THE BIRTHDAY ANIMAL FOR ANY CHILD BORN BETWEEN THESE DATES AND FOR ANYONE BORN IN A PREVIOUS MONKEY YEAR.
THIS CENTURY THE MONKEY ALSO RULED DURING THE FOLLOWING PERIODS:
FEBRUARY 2, 1908 TO JANUARY 21, 1909-
FEBRUARY 20, 1920 TO FEBRUARY 7, 1921-
FEBRUARY 6, 1932 TO JANUARY 25, 1933-
JANUARY 25, 1944 TO FEBRUARY 12, 1945-
FEBRUARY 12, 1956 TO JANUARY 30, 1957-
JANUARY 30, 1968 TO FEBRUARY 16, 1969.
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