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Hong Kong ten-dollar coin

Hong Kong ten-dollar coin

Highest-valued current denomination of Hong Kong currency

The ten-dollar coin is the highest-valued circulating coin issued in Hong Kong.

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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.

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References

  • Ma Tak Wo 2004, Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency, Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., LTD Kowloon Hong Kong. ISBN 962-85939-3-5
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    http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img15/84-78&desc=Hong Kong km78 10 Dollars (1997) Suspension bridge&query=Hong Kong
  2. [2]
    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.
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    Krause, Chester L. (2001). Standard Catalog of World Coins. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. pp. 921. ISBN 9780873418843.
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