HONG KONG COINS

Hong Kong cent

Hong Kong is a small island near China. It is a former British colony which was reverted back to control of the people's republic of China on July 1, 1997. It has been a haven for fishermen-pirates and opium smugglers, and was acceded to the British in 1842 after the conclusion of the first Opium War(1839-1842). The legends on the coins of Hong Kong have been bilingual for a long time with both English and Chinese writings on them; and even after being acceded to China, Hong Kong retains its currency.

10 cent, 1982

20 cent, 1995

20 cent, 1975

50 cent, 1994

50 cent, 1977

Hong Kong Dollar

Hong Kong 1 dollar, 1978

Weight: 7.1gm

Metal: copper-nickel

Diameter: 25.5mm

Reverse: upright crowned lion with orb

Obverse: Elizabeth II

Hong Kong 1 dollar, 1998

Metal: copper nickel

Weight: 7.1gm

Diameter: 25.5mm

Obverse: Bauhunia flower

Hong Kong 2 dollar, 1994

Weight: 8.4gm

Diameter: 28mm

Metal: copper nickel

shape: scalloped

Hong Kong 5 dollar, 1997

Weight: 13.4gm

Metal: copper nickel

Diameter: 27mm

Bauhinia is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Cæsalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers, Swiss-French botanists.

Many species are widely planted in the tropics as "orchid trees", particularly in northern India, Vietnam and southeastern China. In the United States of America, the tree grows in Hawaii, coastal California, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. Bauhinia blakeana is the floral emblem of Hong Kong, and a stylized orchid tree flower appears on the Hong Kong flag. It is sometimes called Hong Kong orchid tree.

Posted By :Shubham Gupta