1960 KN Elizabeth II Hong Kong Dollar

Obverse
1960 KN Elizabeth II Hong Kong Dollar (Obverse)

Reverse
1960 KN Elizabeth II Hong Kong Dollar (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Hong Kong 
Period:  British Colony, Elizabeth II 
Face value:  1 Dollar 
Dates:  From 1960 to 1970 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Crowned bust of Elizabeth II with necklace facing right 
Legend:  QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND 
 
Reverse:  Upright crowned 3/4 lion with orb to the left 
Legend:  HONG 香 KONG 圓 壹 ONE 港 DOLLAR 
 
Edge:  Security 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Cecil Thomas 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 31 

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: 
1960 KN 
Mint:  King’s Norton, Birmingham 
Mintage:  40,000,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 31.1 with the mint mark below LL of DOLLAR. 

Specifications
Total Weight:  11.3100g (0.36 Oz)  
Composition:  Copper-Nickel 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  29.80mm 
Thickness:  2.25mm 

Description

Varieties

  • KM# 31.1 (1960-1970) with mint mark below LL of DOLLAR.
  • KM# 31.2 (1960) with error in mint mark below LL of DOLLAR.

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1960 KN 40,000,000 $1.00 $1.70 $3.10 $5.50 $9.00
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