5 Cents - George VI
Features
| Issuer |
Hong Kong
(China)  |
|---|---|
| King |
George VI (1936-1952)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1938-1941 |
| Value | 5 Cents (0.05 HKD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1863-date) |
| Composition | Nickel |
| Weight | 2.6 g |
| Diameter | 16.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 9454 |
| References | KM# 22 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned bust facing left
Script: Latin
Lettering: ·GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Engraver: Percy Metcalfe
Reverse
Chinese value within beaded circle, date lower right
Scripts: Chinese, Latin
Lettering:
* HONG – KONG *
香
仙 • 五
港
FIVE CENTS 1941
Translation:
Hong Kong
Five Cents
Edge
Security Edge
Mints
| 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) |
Comments
Differs from KM#20 by shape of crown
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1938 | 
|
3 000 000 | $ 2.70 | $ 3.70 | $ 5.70 | $ 10 | 45% | ||||||||
| 1938 | Proof | 0.2% | |||||||||||||
| 1939 H |
|
3 090 000 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.30 | $ 5.70 | $ 200 | 50% | ||||||||
| 1939 H | Proof | 0.5% | |||||||||||||
| 1939 KN |
|
4 710 000 | $ 5.80 | $ 5.80 | 22% | ||||||||||
| 1941 H | 777 000 | 2% | |||||||||||||
| 1941 KN |
|
1 075 000 | $ 2500 | $ 3600 | 3% | ||||||||||
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