1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

Features

Issuer	Hong Kong (China)
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-1997)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1960-1970
Value	1 Dollar (1 HKD)
Currency	Dollar (1863-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	11.6638 g
Diameter	30 mm
Thickness	2.25 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1 January 1978
Number	N# 1066
References	KM# 31 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 22.1 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

The crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right

Script: Latin

Lettering: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND

Engraver: Cecil Thomas

Reverse

Standing crowned lion above date and value

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
HONG 香 KONG
圓壹
1960
ONE 港 DOLLAR
H

Translation:
Hong Kong
One Dollar
1960
One Dollar
KN

Edge

Security edge

Mints

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

Mintmark below "LL" of "DOLLAR"; Differs from KM#35 in that this coin has the security edge

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1960 H	40 000 000	$ 0.13	$ 0.13	$ 0.57	$ 0.80	$ 1.30	$ 2.80	$ 3.40	KM# 31.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).	Security edge	74%
1960 H									KM# 31.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).	Security edge - Proof	0.6%
1960 H									KM# 31.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).	Reeded without security edge	4%
1960 KN	40 000 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.24	$ 0.28	$ 0.57	$ 1.00	$ 1.30	$ 3.80	KM# 31.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).	Security edge	28%
1970 H	15 000 000			$ 0.28	$ 0.64	$ 0.76	$ 1.20	$ 4.80	KM# 31.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).	Security edge	21%

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