| Issuer | Hong Kong |
| Year | 1958-1970 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Cents (0.50 HKD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1863-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 5.832 g |
| Dimensions | 23.6 mm |
| Thickness | 1.93 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Cecil Thomas |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#30, Schön#21.1 |
| Obverse description | Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND |
| Reverse description | Chinese value within beaded circle, dated lower right, and the mintmark between the EN of CENTS |
| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | *HONG – KONG*
香
毫 • 伍
港
FIFTY CENTS 1960 (Translation: Hong Kong Fifty Cents) |
| Edge | Security edge (different from KM#34 with a reeded 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 | 1958 H - KM# 30.1 - 4 000 000 1958 H - KM# 30.2 (reeded without security edge) - 1960 - KM# 30.1 - 4 000 000 1960 - KM# 30.1 Proof - 1961 - KM# 30.1 - 6 000 000 1961 - KM# 30.1 Proof - 1963 H - KM# 30.1 - 10 000 000 1964 - KM# 30.1 - 5 000 000 1965 KN - KM# 30.1 - 8 000 000 1966 - KM# 30.1 - 5 000 000 1967 - KM# 30.1 - 12 000 000 1968 H - KM# 30.1 - 12 000 000 1970 H - KM# 30.1 - 4 600 000 |
| Catalog ID | 3197647490 |
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