Hong Kong Year of the Rat Gold Medals Carrying Lucky Connotations

The “Hong Kong Year of the Rat Gold Proof Medals” are from the Mint’s first-ever yellow gold lunar medal series. Each side of their designs carries blissful connotations.

Obverse: Lucky Rat Brings Peace and Longevity

• The obverse features an agile rat admiring a flourishing Buddha’s hand plant, the fruit of happiness and longevity, to wish you peace, prosperity and good health.
• The words “YEAR OF THE RAT” in both English and Chinese are inscribed on the top. The year “2020” at the bottom is flanked by a pair of peony blossoms (the flowers of wealth) entwined with vines, to beckon wealth and longevity.

Reverse: Thriving View of Victoria Harbour Denotes a Vigorous Hong Kong

• The reverse bears the landmark view of Victoria Harbour from the Peak, featuring the two tallest skyscrapers of Hong Kong facing each other across the harbour. It demonstrates the robust vigour of Hong Kong as an “Asia’s World City”.
• Above the skyline is a blooming Bauhinia, the city’s floral emblem, symbolising Hong Kong’s bright future.
• The outer ring features a pair of plump ears of grains to denote opulence, with the inscription “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” in English and Chinese.