20 Cents

20 Cents - obverse20 Cents - reverse

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Features

Issuer Hong Kong (China)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1997)
Period Special Administrative Region (1997-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1993-1998
Value 20 Cents
0.20 HKD = USD 0.026
Currency Dollar (1863-date)
Composition Nickel brass
Weight 2.6 g
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Scalloped (with 12 notches)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
1584
References KM# 67
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Bauhinia or Hong Kong orchid flower (Binomial Name: Bauhinia blakeana)

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin

Lettering:
香 港
HONG KONG

Translation: Hong Kong

Engraver: Joseph Yam

Reverse

Face value in numerals above the date, and the denomination in Latin at the bottom

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin

Lettering:
貳 毫
20
1998
TWENTY CENTS

Translation: Twenty Cents

Engraver: Joseph Yam

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

This coin was struck under the reign of Elizabeth II until the handover to China in 1997.

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Date G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1993  $ 0.13 $ 0.15 $ 0.24 $ 0.34 $ 0.41 $ 0.67 17%
1993  0.7% Proof
1994  $ 0.03 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.40 25%
1995  $ 0.07 $ 0.07 $ 0.16 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 30%
1997  $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.18 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.40 $ 0.43 46%
1998  $ 0.10 $ 0.15 $ 0.16 $ 0.17 $ 0.27 $ 0.36 $ 0.43 54%

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