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Hong Kong officially introduced a new series of coin on New Year's Day (1 January) 1993 at stroke of midnight HKT in denominations of 10-cent, 20-cent, 50-cent, HK$1, HK$2 and HK$10. Since the introduction of the Octopus card in 1997, small value payments and purchases in Hong Kong are mostly made as Octopus transactions.
The five-dollar coin is the second-highest-denomination coin of the Hong Kong dollar. It replaced the five-dollar banknote in 1976. It was first issued as a 10-sided coin in 1976, under British rule. The coin was also made of copper-nickel but weighed 10.76 grams, was 31 mm in diameter and 2.08 mm thick.
The ten-dollar coin is the highest-valued circulating coin issued in Hong Kong.. It circulates alongside the ten dollar banknote.It was first issued for circulation in 1994 to replace the $10 note, but the coin was not minted after 1997 and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority chose instead to reissue banknotes in 2002.
Champion Auctions Hong Kong [48] August 2011 $1,292,500 1792 Half Disme J-7 Pattern United States Floyd Starr Heritage Auctions: August 2014 $1,292,500 1927 $20 United States Kramer, Richmond Heritage Auctions: March 2014 $1,292,500 1797 O-101a 50C United States Norweb Heritage Auctions: August 2014 $1,265,000 1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar
The two dollar coin is a dodecagonal scallop in shape, and made of cupro-nickel. It was issued in 1975, and thus became the highest denomination coin until the five dollar coin was introduced the next year. The coin was a new denomination to the Hong Kong monetary system, as suggested by the Coinage Review Committee. [1]
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The second introduction of a dollar coin was started in 1960 as a copper-nickel coin of 30 mm in diameter, 2.25 mm thick, and weighing 11.66 g. The circulation of this coin was ended in 1978 with the issuance of a smaller coin of 25.50 mm in diameter, 1.95 mm thickness and weighing 7.10 g.
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