Hong Kong 1997 50 cents KM-68
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In 1993, after the British had agreed to return Hong Kong to China, the queen's portrait was removed from Hong Kong coinage and a new series issued. Ten, twenty, fifty cents and one, two, five and ten dollars were issued featuring the bauhinia flower. This type was struck 1993-98 and is common. In 1997, the British left Hong Kong and China now administers it. In 1997, a Chinese minted fifty cents (KM 74) featuring an ox was also issued.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 5 g, brass plated steel, reeded edge, 22.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 68.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Illustrated Catalog of Hong Kong Currency, Hong Kong: Mars Numismatic Co., 2012.
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