HONG_KONG
KM 41 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
50 cents | 23.0 | Reeded | Nickel-Brass | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Mature portrait (by Arnold Machin) of queen
Elizabeth II right.
Hong Kong was a crown colony from 1843 till 1997. |
Inscriptions along the rim - colony title and denomination in English, year of minting. In the central circle - colony title and denomination in Chinese. |