5 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, security edge

€6,141.00
IssuerHong Kong
Year1958-1967
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Cents (0.05 HKD)
CurrencyDollar (1863-date)
CompositionNickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel)
Weight2.592 g
Dimensions16.5 mm
Thickness1.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Cecil Thomas
In circulation to31 December 1988
Reference(s) KM#29.1
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust facing right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringQUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Reverse descriptionChinese value within beaded circle, date lower right
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Latin
Reverse lettering* HONG – KONG *  香 仙 • 五  港 FIVE CENTS 1967
(Translation: Hong Kong Five Cents)
EdgeSecurity edge
MintRoyal 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)
Mintage1958 H - - 5 000 000
1958 H - Proof -
1960  - - 5 000 000
1960  - Proof -
1963  - - 7 000 000
1963  - Proof -
1964 H - -
1965  - - 18 000 000
1967  - - 10 000 000
Catalog ID4888561040
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