Hong Kong ten-dollar coin

Ten dollars
Hong Kong
Value10.00 HKD
Mass11 g
Diameter24mm outer rim, inner rim 15.6 mm
Thickness3 mm
Edgeintermited milled
CompositionCopper-nickel outer ring and Nickel-brass center plug
Years of minting1993 (proof) 1994-1997
Catalog number-
Obverse
DesignBauhinia
DesignerJoseph Yam
Design date1992
Reverse
Design10 with value in English and Chinese
DesignerJoseph Yam
Design date1992

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. 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.

  1. ^ http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img15/84-78&desc=Hong Kong km78 10 Dollars (1997) Suspension bridge&query=Hong Kong

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