Hong Kong 20 Cents {1993-1998} 

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front: Bauhinia or Hong Kong orchid flower (Binomial Name: Bauhinia blakeana)

Lettering: 香 港
Translation: Hong Kong

Bauhinia × blakeana commonly called the Hong Kong Orchid Tree is a legume tree of the genus Bauhinia, with large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers. The fragrant, orchid-like flowers are usually 10 to 15 centimetres (3.9 to 5.9 in) across, and bloom from early November to the end of March. 

Although now cultivated in many areas, it originated in Hong Kong in 1880 and apparently all of the cultivated trees derive from one cultivated at the Hong Kong Botanical Gardens and widely planted in Hong Kong starting in 1914.

It is sometimes called the Hong Kong orchid (香港蘭). In Hong Kong, it is most commonly referred to by its Chinese name of "洋紫荊".

back: Face value in numerals above the date, and the denomination in Latin at the bottom

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin

Lettering: 貳 毫
Translation: Twenty Cents

• quantity 1 pair
• polished Nickel-brass coins 
• diameter: 19 mm
• weight: 2.6 g

GOLD PLATED STAINLESS STEEL EAR WIRES
• Style: steel fish hook ear wires with 6x2 mm coil 
• Metal: gold plated surgical steel for sensitive ears 
• Length: 19 mm top to bottom of loop in front
• Thickness: 21 gauge
• rubber stoppers included

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