Hong Kong ten-dollar coin
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.
Hong Kong ten-dollar coin
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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.
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Overview
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. It is Hong Kong's only bi-metallic coin.
Key facts
Key facts
• Country — Hong Kong • Denomination — Ten dollars • Value — 10.00 • Unit — HKD • Mass — 11 • Diameter — 24mm outer rim, inner rim 15.6 • Thickness — 3 • Edge — intermited milled • Composition — Copper-nickel outer ring and Nickel-brass center plug • Years Of Minting — 1993 (proof) 1994-1997 • Obverse Design — Bauhinia • Obverse Designer — Joseph Yam • Obverse Design Date — 1992 • Reverse Design — 10 with value in English and Chinese • Reverse Designer — Joseph Yam • Reverse Design Date — 1992
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Mintage
• | Year — | 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
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