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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 357595, member: 4626&quot;]Well not actually lol... but just acquired this bill from my Dad who found a bunch of paper money and coins he had saved from a trip to Hong Kong about 10 years ago, after cleaning out his desk and closet.&nbsp; (How come I never find that kind of stuff when I clean <i>my</i> place?)&nbsp; Anyway he kept the coins but let me have the bills... among them was this gem here... I have quite a few coins and bills with dragons, but this is the first turtle-dragon I have found:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img5.ranchoweb.com/images/troodon/turtdragfront.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img5.ranchoweb.com/images/troodon/turtdragback.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Made me think of Bowser from the Super Mario games... or Gamera (OK, Gamera&#039;s just a prehistoric turtle, not a turtle-dragon, but still he somewhat resembles one...)</p><p><br /></p><p>This is also one of the last of the series of bills produced by Hong Kong before they reverted to Chinese rule.&nbsp; Though the Hong Kong dollar still exists as the currency there.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_turtle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_turtle" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> has a bit of info on turtle-dragons (or dragon turtles, whichever you prefer)... it is seen as a symbol of wealth and security, making it a very appropriate subject for a piece of currency.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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