Hong Kong ten-cent coin
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| 10 cent piece (Hong Kong) | |
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| Value: | 0.10 HKD |
| Mass: | 1.85 g |
| Diameter: | 17.50 mm |
| Thickness: | 1.15 mm |
| Edge: | plain |
| Composition: | Nickel and brass |
| Years of minting: | 1863 –1905, 1935 – 1939 and 1948 - present |
| Catalog number: | - |
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| Design: | Bauhinia |
| Designer: | Joseph Yam |
| Design date: | 1992 |
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| Design: | 10 with value in English and Chinese |
| Designer: | Joseph Yam |
| Design date: | 1992 |
The ten cent coin is the oldest coin denomination to still be in circulation in Hong Kong. Since being issued in 1863 there has only been one period of 1942-1947 where the coin was not in circulation.
Before the Second World War the coin was first made of 0.80% silver, with a weight of 2.82 g, thickness of 1.1 mm and diameter of 17.50 mm. The 1935-36 was the same weight and mass but made of nickel.
In 1937 the weight was changed to 4.54 g, diameter to 20.57 mm and thickness to 1.85 mm and made of copper-nickel.
1948 saw the issue of a new coin for this denomination, a nickel-brass coin 20.57 mm in diameter, weighing 4.54 g and with a thickness of 1.85 mm. These coins were in use until they were replaced with the current sized coins in 1982.
[edit] References
- Ma Tak Wo 2004, Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency, Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., LTD Kowloon Hong Kong. ISBN 962-85939-3-5
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