$1000 Hong Kong Gold Coins

Hong Kong’s $1000 gold coins, struck by the Royal Mint in 22-karat gold. The series began with the 1975 coin for Queen Elizabeth II’s visit, the first by a British monarch to Hong Kong, and continued with a Chinese zodiac animal each year until 1987. Here: the Royal Visit coin and lunar years from the Dragon (1976) to the Ox (1985).