Hong Kong Dollar

Hong Kong 1 dollar, 1978

Weight: 7.1gm

Metal: copper-nickel

Diameter: 25.5mm

Reverse: upright crowned lion with orb

Obverse: Elizabeth II

Hong Kong 1 dollar, 1998

Metal: copper nickel

Weight: 7.1gm

Diameter: 25.5mm

Obverse: Bauhunia flower

Hong Kong 2 dollar, 1994

Weight: 8.4gm

Diameter: 28mm

Metal: copper nickel

shape: scalloped

Hong Kong 5 dollar, 1997

Weight: 13.4gm

Metal: copper nickel

Diameter: 27mm

Bauhinia is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Cæsalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers, Swiss-French botanists.

Many species are widely planted in the tropics as "orchid trees", particularly in northern India, Vietnam and southeastern China. In the United States of America, the tree grows in Hawaii, coastal California, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. Bauhinia blakeana is the floral emblem of Hong Kong, and a stylized orchid tree flower appears on the Hong Kong flag. It is sometimes called Hong Kong orchid tree.