Colony of Hong Kong (1841-1997), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1997-present)
British Colony (1841-1997), Autonomous Region of China (1997-present)
Location: Southern China
Capital City: Hong Kong
Government type: British Colony (1841-1997), Autonomous Region of China (1997-present)
Main languages: Cantonese, English, Hakka
Main religions: Buddhism, Daoism, Chinese Folk Religion
Chronology
1841: China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain
1860: Kowloon peninsula ceded to Hong Kong by China
1898: New Territories (except the Kowloon Walled City) ceded to British Hong Kong by China on a 99-year lease
1941-1945: Occupied by Japan
1997: Hong Kong retroceded to China in its entirety (including HK island and Kowloon) as an autonomous region as per a 1984 Anglo-Chinese agreement.
Currency
Dollar (1863-present)
1 Dollar = 100 Cents = 1000 Mils
Coins from Hong Kong in the collection
British Colony (1841-1997)
•1 Mil, 1866 (Queen Victoria (1841-1901), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#3)
•1 Cent, 1880 (Queen Victoria (1841-1901), bronze, London mint, KM#4)
•1 Cent, 1901 (Queen Victoria (1841-1901), bronze, London mint, KM#4)
•1 Cent, 1905 (King Edward VII (1901-1910), bronze, London mint, KM#11)
•1 Cent, 1924 (King George V (1910-1936), bronze, London mint, KM#16)
•5 Cent, 1949 (King George VI (1936-1952), nickel brass, London mint, KM#26)
•5 Cent, 1958 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#29.1)
•5 Cent, 1963 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, London mint, KM#29.1)
•5 Cent, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#29.2)
•10 Cent, 1893 (Queen Victoria (1841-1901), silver (.800), London mint, KM#6.3)
•10 Cent, 1948 (King George VI (1936-1952), nickel brass, London mint, KM#25)
•10 Cent, 1950 (King George VI (1936-1952), nickel brass, London mint, KM#25)
•10 Cent, 1961 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, London mint, KM#28.1)
•10 Cent, 1965 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, London mint, KM#28.1)
•10 Cent, 1971 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#28.2)
•10 Cent, 1975 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#28.2)
•10 Cent, 1982 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#49)
•10 Cent, 1986 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#55)
•10 Cent, 1995 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), brass-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#66)
•10 Cent, 1997 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), brass-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#66)
•20 Cent, 1976 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#36)
•20 Cent, 1995 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#67)
•20 Cent, 1997 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#67)
•50 Cent, 1963 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#30)
•50 Cent, 1971 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Kings Norton Mint (Birmingham), KM#34)
•50 Cent, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, London mint, KM#34)
•50 Cent, 1973 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, London mint, KM#34)
•50 Cent, 1980 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#41)
•50 Cent, 1995 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), brass-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#68)
•1 Dollar, 1960 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#31)
•1 Dollar, 1970 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#31)
•1 Dollar, 1971 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#35)
•1 Dollar, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#35)
•1 Dollar, 1974 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#35)
•1 Dollar, 1978 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#43)
•1 Dollar, 1979 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#43)
•1 Dollar, 1980 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#43)
•1 Dollar, 1987 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#63)
•1 Dollar, 1989 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#63)
•1 Dollar, 1990 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#63)
•1 Dollar, 1991 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#63)
•1 Dollar, 1994 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#69a)
•1 Dollar, 1995 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#69a)
•1 Dollar, 1997 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#69a)
•2 Dollar, 1993 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#64)
•2 Dollar, 1994 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#64)
•5 Dollar, 1981 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#46)
•10 Dollar, 1994 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), nickel brass center in cupronickel ring, Llantrisant mint, KM#70)
Chinese SAR (1997-present)
•1 Dollar, 1998 (cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#69a)
•2 Dollar, 1998 (cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#64)
Coins from Hong Kong in the collection
British Colony (1841-1997)
•1 Cent, 1941 (King George VI (1936-1952), P#313)
•1 Cent, 1945 (King George VI (1936-1952), P#321)
•1 Cent, 1961-1971 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), P#325)
•10 Cent, 1941 (King George VI (1936-1952), P#315)
•1 Dollar, 1957 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), P#324A)
•5 Dollar, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), P#181) HSBC
•10 Dollar, 1985 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997), P#191) HSBC
Chinese SAR (1997-present)
•10 Dollar, 2012 (P#401)
•50 Dollar, 1998 (P#330) issued by the Bank of China