The ten-dollar coin is the highest-valued circulating coin issued in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong | |
| Value | 10.00 HKD |
|---|---|
| Mass | 11 g |
| Diameter | 24mm outer rim, inner rim 15.6 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Edge | intermited milled |
| Composition | Copper-nickel outer ring and Nickel-brass center plug |
| Years of minting | 1993 (proof) 1994-1997 |
| Catalog number | - |
| Obverse | |
 | |
| Design | Bauhinia |
| Designer | Joseph Yam |
| Design date | 1992 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | 10 with value in English and Chinese |
| Designer | Joseph Yam |
| Design date | 1992 |
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. A commemorative issue featuring the Tsing Ma Bridge was released in 1997 for the handover of Hong Kong to China. It was issued in uncirculated and proof sets.[1] It is Hong Kong's only bi-metallic coin.
Mintage
edit| Year [2][3] | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1993 | ??? circulating. 30,000 proof. |
| 1994 | ??? circulating. 20,000 gold proof. |
| 1995 | ??? circulating. |
| 1996 | 800,000 circulating. (up to September 2014) |
| 1997 | Tsing Ma Bridge commemorative. No circulation. 97,000 proof. |
| /// = has not been minted, ??? = unknown yet, --- = only minted for sets |
References
edit- Ma Tak Wo 2004, Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency, Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., LTD Kowloon Hong Kong. ISBN 962-85939-3-5
- ^ http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img15/84-78&desc=Hong Kong km78 10 Dollars (1997) Suspension bridge&query=Hong Kong
- ^ Ma Tak Wo (2004). Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency (6 ed.). Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., LTD Kowloon Hong Kong. ISBN 962-85939-3-5.
- ^ Krause, Chester L. (2001). Standard Catalog of World Coins. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. pp. 921. ISBN 9780873418843.