1873/63 Victoria Hong Kong Silver 5 Cents

Obverse
1873/63 Victoria Hong Kong Silver 5 Cents (Obverse)

Reverse
1873/63 Victoria Hong Kong Silver 5 Cents (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Hong Kong 
Period:  British Colony, Queen Victoria 
Face value:  5 Cents 
Dates:  From 1866 to 1901 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Crowned head of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA QUEEN 
 
Reverse:  English around central Chinese legend 
Legend:  HONG-KONG FIVE CENTS 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Leonard Charles Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 5 

Currency
Unit:  Hong Kong Dollar 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  10 Mils (Wen, Ch'ien) = 1 Cent (Hsien)
10 Cents = (1 Chiao)
100 Cents = 1 Dollar (Yuan)
 
Mint Marks: 
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
KN - King’s Norton, Birmingham, England

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Issue
Year: 
1873/63 
Mintage:  387,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS20)
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  1.3577g (0.04 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.8000 
Silver Content:  1.09g (0.03 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $1.42 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  15.53mm 
Thickness:  0.80mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1873/63 387,000 $6.90 $20.00 $30.50 $58 $110 $335
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