1905 Edward VII Hong Kong Silver 5 Cents

Obverse
1905 Edward VII Hong Kong Silver 5 Cents (Obverse)

Reverse
1905 Edward VII Hong Kong Silver 5 Cents (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Hong Kong 
Period:  British Colony, Edward VII 
Face value:  5 Cents 
Dates:  From 1903 to 1905 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Crowned bust of Edward VII facing right 
Legend:  EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR 
 
Reverse:  English around central Chinese legend 
Legend:  HONG-KONG · FIVE CENTS · 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  George William de Saulles 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 12 

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: 
1905 
Mintage:  1,000,000 
Scarcity: 
 
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: 
Medal 
Diameter:  15.40mm 
Thickness:  1.00mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1905 1,000,000 $1.40 $2.20 $3.90 $7.40 $16.00 $35.50
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