British Hong Kong Flag Travel Souvenir Enamel Pin - Vintage (likely pre 1997)

Description

A simple enamel pin depicting a modified variant of the now retired flag for "British" Hong Kong, featuring the dragon and lion insignia. As Hong Kong was returned to Chinese rule in 1997, this pin is likely to predate that transition, though exact provenance is, of course, tricky to pin down (pun was not originally intended, but I'll roll with it).
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