Artefacts

© 2013 – IOC / Peter Gregoire
© 2013 – IOC / Peter Gregoire
© 2013 – IOC / Peter Gregoire
© 2013 – IOC / Peter Gregoire
© 2013 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

Beijing 2008, commemorative banknote of 20 Hong Kong dollars issue of the bank of China (Hong Kong) with the series n° BJ 002008.

Physical description

Blue leaflet. Cover with Games' emblem and caption: "Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Commemorative Banknote". Below, the Bird's nest. Inside "Bird's nest" (The National Stadium of Beijing), banknote (in a plastic wallet) and chinese/english texte wich describe the banknote. Front side: value of the banknote, Games Emblem, relic of the ancient Olympic Stadium and the Bank of imagery of the Bank of China (BOC) Tower in Hong Kong. Reverse side: "Bird's Nest and value of the banknote. The series number is very special: BJ 002008 (year of the Games).

Created

Created: Chunning GUOCreated: Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited

Materials

paper

Colors

white, green, blue, multi coloured

Dimension

Billet: 7.15 x 14.3 cm, 15 x 22.9 cm