1 Dollar

1 Dollar - obverse1 Dollar - 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 1994-2019
Value 1 Dollar
1 HKD = USD 0.13
Currency Dollar (1863-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 7.1 g
Diameter 25.5 mm
Thickness 1.90 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 2118
References KM# 69a,
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.
Schön# 53a
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Bauhinia or Hong Kong orchid flower (Binomial Name: Bauhinia blakeana) above the issuer name

Lettering:
香 港
HONG KONG

Translation:
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Engraver: Joseph Yam Read more on Wikipedia

Joseph YAM Chi-kwong (born 1948, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong statistician, economist and civil servant. He was the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong's de facto central bank, holding the position for 16 years. He designed the first "Bauhinia" coins that replaced coins bearing the Queen's Head coins in Hong Kong starting 1993.

Reverse

The denomination in numerals above the date, and the denomination in Latin at the bottom

Lettering:
壹 圓
1
1998
ONE DOLLAR

Translation:
One Dollar
1
1998
One Dollar

Engraver: Joseph Yam Read more on Wikipedia

Joseph YAM Chi-kwong (born 1948, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong statistician, economist and civil servant. He was the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong's de facto central bank, holding the position for 16 years. He designed the first "Bauhinia" coins that replaced coins bearing the Queen's Head coins in Hong Kong starting 1993.

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

Comments

This coin differs from KM# 69 since it is not nickel-plated with steel and therefore not magnetic.
This coin was initially struck under the reign of Elizabeth II and continues to be struck since the handover to China in 1997.

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Date G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1994  $ 0.20 $ 0.27 $ 0.41 $ 0.41 $ 0.89 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 38%
1995  $ 0.11 $ 0.48 $ 0.48 $ 0.49 $ 0.54 $ 1.10 22%
1996  $ 0.11 $ 0.13 $ 0.15 $ 0.61 $ 0.77 13%
1997  $ 0.17 $ 0.17 $ 0.25 $ 0.88 $ 0.88 $ 0.99 36%
1998  $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 0.54 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 49%
2013  $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 8%
2015  $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.98 10%
2017  $ 0.30 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 3%
2019  0.6%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
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Heritage Auctions
2021 September 26 Hong Kong Autumn World Coins Showcase Auction 61229
Lot 97208
Internet Archive
Sep 26, 2021 1996 UNC USD 216.00
(incl. buyer's premium)

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