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QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND HONG – KONGTEN CENTS####
Designer: Cecil Thomas
Inner Rim Shape: Circle
Perimeter Decoration: Denticulated
Inner Rim Shape: Circle
Perimeter Decoration: Denticulated
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KM# 36: Belize 25 cents (1974 - Present)
KM# 33: Cyprus 3 mils (1955)
KM# 6: East Caribbean States 25 cents (1955 - 1965)

General

WCDB ID
649
Country
Flag: Hong Kong Hong Kong
Denomination
10 cents
Value
1⁄10 Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
Dates
AD1956 - 1980

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
4.50 g
Diameter
20.50 mm
Thickness
1.80 mm
Composition
79% Cu, 20% Zn, 1% Ni
Color
Yellow / Gold Yellow / Gold
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Medallic: ↑ ↑
Edge
Milled/reeded
Tags
Crown / Coronet / Diadem / Tiara Cecil Thomas Portrait of 27-Year-Old Elizabeth II Dot / Interpoint / Interpunct 6-Petalled Flower

References

Wikipedia
Hong Kong ten-cent coin
Krause-Mischler
KM# 28.2
Numista
N# 152637

Related Coins

Concurrent
50 cents : KM# 41 (1977 - 1980)