Hong Kong ten-dollar coin

Ten dollars

Hong Kong
Value	10.00 HKD
Mass	11 g
Diameter	24mm outer rim, inner rim 15.6 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Edge	intermited milled
Composition	Copper-Nickel ring and Nickel-brass plug
Years of minting	1993 (proof) 1994-1997
Catalog number	-
Obverse
Design	Bauhinia
Designer	Joseph Yam
Design date	1992
Reverse
Design	10 with value in English and Chinese
Designer	Joseph Yam
Design date	1992

The ten-dollar coin is the highest-valued circulating coin issued in Hong Kong.

It circulates alongside the ten dollar banknote. It was first issued for circulation in 1994 to replace the $10 note, but the coin was not minted after 1997 and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority chose instead to reissue banknotes in 2002. A commemorative issue featuring the Tsing Ma Bridge was released in 1997 for the handover of Hong Kong to China. It was issued in uncirculated and proof sets.^[1] It is Hong Kong's only bi-metallic coin.

Mintage

Year [2][3]	Mintage
1993	??? circulating. 30,000 proof.
1994	??? circulating. 20,000 gold proof.
1995	??? circulating.
1996	800,000 circulating. (up to September 2014)
1997	Tsing Ma Bridge commemorative. No circulation. 97,000 proof.
	/// = has not been minted, ??? = unknown yet, --- = only minted for sets

References

• Ma Tak Wo 2004, Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency, Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., LTD Kowloon Hong Kong. ISBN 962-85939-3-5

1. http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img15/84-78&desc=Hong Kong km78 10 Dollars (1997) Suspension bridge&query=Hong Kong
2. "Circulating Mintage quantities". Ma Tak Wo 2004, Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency, Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., LTD Kowloon Hong Kong. ISBN 962-85939-3-5.
3. Krause, Chester L. (2001). Standard Catalog of World Coins. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 921. ISBN 9780873418843.