| Issuer | Hong Kong |
| Year | 1938-1939 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 10 Cents (0.10 HKD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1863-date) |
| Composition | Nickel |
| Weight | 4.5 g |
| Dimensions | 20.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Percy Metcalfe |
| In circulation to | 1993 |
| Reference(s) | KM#23 |
| Obverse description | Crowned bust facing left |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ·GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA |
| Reverse description | Chinese value within beaded circle, date lower right |
| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | * HONG – KONG *
香
毫 • 一
港
TEN CENTS 1939 (Translation: Hong Kong Ten Cents) |
| Edge | Security Edge |
| Mint | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) KN Kings Norton Metal Company,Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962) |
| Mintage | 1938 - - 7 500 000 1938 - Proof - 1939 H - - 5 000 000 1939 KN - - 5 000 000 1939 KN - Proof - |
| Catalog ID | 9967119180 |
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