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| 1997 HONG KONG "RETURN TO CHINA" PHILATELIC NUMISMATIC COVER (PNC), A COLLECTIBLE SET FEATURING A COMMEMORATIVE COIN AND STAMP ISSUED TO MARK THE TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY FROM BRITAIN TO CHINA. |
| COLLECTIBLE DETAILS |
| THE COIN: IT IS TYPICALLY A $5 BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED (BU) COPPER-NICKEL COIN. THE OBVERSE DEPICTS THE BAUHINIA ORCHID FLOWER, WHILE THE REVERSE FEATURES A "WUFU" (FIVE BLESSINGS) AND "SHÒU" (LONGEVITY) EMBLEM. |
| THE STAMP: THE SET INCLUDES A COMMEMORATIVE STAMP, OFTEN POSTMARKED JUNE 30, 1997, WHICH WAS THE FINAL DAY OF BRITISH RULE. |
| IMAGERY: THE COVER FEATURES A PHOTOGRAPH OF A TRADITIONAL CHINESE SAILING JUNK IN FRONT OF THE MODERN HONG KONG SKYLINE, SYMBOLIZING THE BLEND OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY DURING THIS HISTORIC TRANSITION. |