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1 Dollar - Victoria Trial Strike
| Issuer | Hong Kong |
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| Year | 1865-1866 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Draped and crowned effigy of Queen Victoria facing left, in the Young Head portrait style engraved by Leonard Charles Wyon. The legend VICTORIA appears along the upper periphery and QUEEN along the lower periphery, separated by decorative stops. The border consists of an ornate repeating geometric meander or key-fret pattern of Chinese inspiration, giving the coin a distinctly Eastern character. The field is smooth, with the portrait rendered in fine relief typical of mid-Victorian die work. |
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| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA QUEEN |
| Reverse description | Central design featuring an elaborate circular Chinese maze or key-fret motif enclosing a decorative medallion, with Chinese characters for 'Hong Kong One Dollar' arranged in the four cardinal positions around the central device. The English legend ONE DOLLAR appears across the upper portion of the field, and HONG KONG along the lower portion, with the date 1865 at the bottom. The entire composition is framed by a continuous Chinese geometric key-fret border matching that of the obverse, reflecting the intended bilingual and bicultural character of this trial strike for Hong Kong commerce. |
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