Catalog
10 Dollars polymer
| Issuer | Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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| Year | 2007-2018 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1863-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | 香港特別行政區政府 GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 香港法定貨幣 LEGAL TENDER IN HONG KONG 港幣拾元 拾 TEN HONG KONG DOLLARS 財政司司長 FINANCIAL SECRETARY 金融管理專員 MONETARY AUTHORITY |
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| Signature(s) | 2007 - Henry Tang Ying-yen and Joseph Yam Chi-kwong 2009 - John Tsang Chun-wah and Joseph Yam Chi-kwong 2010 - John Tsang Chun-wah and Norman Chan Tak-lam |
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Hong Kong's switch to polymer for the government-issued $10 — the only denomination issued directly by the HKSAR government rather than one of the three note-issuing commercial banks — was a practical response to the note's punishing circulation rate. The $10 is the lowest paper denomination and changes hands constantly; cotton-paper versions wore out quickly and were expensive to replace at volume. Polymer extended the service life considerably and reduced replacement costs over the series run.
The signature combinations track two HKMA chief executive transitions: Joseph Yam's retirement in 2009 brought Norman Chan into the pairing with Financial Secretary John Tsang from 2010 onward.