Hong Kong | |
Value | 10.00 HKD |
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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 | |
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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 |
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.