This is the 1997 Five Pound sheet of 35 notes issued by the Royal Mint and Bank of England to celebrate the handover of Hong Kong back to China

For the first time the Bank of England issued a commemorative cypher with notes beginning HK97 .

This particular set carries the serial number HK97

The set comprises the special £5 note in an uncut sheet 5 x 7 , 35 notes in total

and comes in printed tube