Summary
1/2 Dollar, Issued by, Hong Kong, 1866
Minted by Hong Kong Mint
Obverse Description
Diademed head of Queen Victoria, neck bare, facing left; around within a scroll border of key pattern, above, VICTORIA; below, QUEEN
Reverse Description
At centre a Chinese labyrinth pattern; around within individual compartments four chinese characters; around, HALF DOLLAR HONG KONG 1866; around all, a key pattern border
Edge Description
Milled
Significance
Struck at the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Mint. It was hoped that these coins would be adopted for circulation in China but this did not happen, although permission was granted for the coins to be used in payment of tax to China.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
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Date Issued
1866 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Artist
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Artist
Mr William Theed
Produced a portrait medallion of Queen Victoria from a personal sitting which was adapted by L.C. Wyon to form the obverse of the Hong Kong mint silver dollar and 1/2 dollar -
Artist
Owen Jones
Developed the Chinese labyrinth design for the reverse of the silver dollar and 1/2 dollar of the Hong Kong Mint (1866 - 1868), the dies were cut by Leonard Charles Wyon -
Denomination
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Material
Silver
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Axis
06
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
32 mm (Outside Diameter), 13.404 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
KM#8
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900.
[Book] Cribb, Joe. 1987. Money in the Bank, The Hongkong Bank Money Collection., 34 Pages
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