1879 Victoria Hong Kong Silver 20 Cents

Obverse
1879 Victoria Hong Kong Silver 20 Cents (Obverse)

Reverse
1879 Victoria Hong Kong Silver 20 Cents (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Hong Kong 
Period:  British Colony, Queen Victoria 
Face value:  20 Cents 
Dates:  From 1866 to 1898 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Crowned head of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA QUEEN 
 
Reverse:  Value in Chinese withint beaded circle 
Legend:  HONG-KONG TWENTY CENTS 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Leonard Charles Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 7 

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

Grades & Prices Available
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Issue
Year: 
1879 
Mintage:  20,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS16)
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  5.4308g (0.17 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.8000 
Silver Content:  4.34g (0.14 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $5.66 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  23.00mm 
Thickness:  1.50mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1879 20,000 $115 $250 $550 $950 $1440 $2200 $6320
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