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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1981

7, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

82, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

673, NATHAN ROAD, MONGKOK, KOWLOON.

150, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES.

455-457, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, NEW TERRITORIES.

306, KING'S ROAD, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG.

40-50, DES VOEUX ROAD WEST, HONG KONG.

1, YUE MAN SQUARE, KWUN TONG, KOWLOON.

42, WONG CHUK HANG ROAD, ABERDEEN, HONG KONG.

1, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

THE COINS, LIKE THE OTHERS IN THE SERIES, HAVE A MILLES IMAL FINENESS OF 916.6 (22 CARATS) AND WEIGH 15.976 GRAMS WITH A DIAMETER OF 28.4 MM.

THE OBVERSE CARRIES A WELL-KNOWN PORTRAIT OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, WHILE THE REVERSE DEPICTS THE FIGURE OF A DOG. THE DESIGN OF THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE COIN 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 DOG BEGINS ON JANUARY 25, 1982 AND ENDS ON FEBRUARY 12, 1983. THE DOG IS, THEREFORE, THE BIRTHDAY ANIMAL FOR ANY PERSON BORN BETWEEN THESE DATES AND FOR ANYONE BORN IN A PREVIOUS DOG YEAR.

THE DOG ALSO RULED OVER THE FOLLOWING PERIODS:

1910

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11 (FEBRUARY 10, 1910 TO JANUARY 29, 1311)

1922 23 (JANUARY 28, 1922 TO FEBRUARY 15, 1923)

1934

1946

1958

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35 (FEBRUARY 14, 1934 TO FEBRUARY 3, 1935)

47 (FEBRUARY 2, 1946 TO JANUARY 21, 1947)

59 (FEBRUARY 18, 1958 TO FEBRUARY 7, 1999)

1970 - * (FEBRUARY 6, 1970 TO JANUARY 26, 1271)