10 Cents - Elizabeth II - 1'st Portrait (1955 - 1980)
Features
| Denomination | 10 Cents |
| Catalog Number | KM# 28 |
| Weight (g) | 4.46 |
| Diameter (mm) | 20.5 |
| Thickness (mm) | 1.92 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Nickel-Brass |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
Obverse
Engraved by Cecil Walter Thomas
Lettering:
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Description:
Profile of a young Queen Elizabeth, facing right. Beaded circle around the rim.
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Description:
Profile of a young Queen Elizabeth, facing right. Beaded circle around the rim.
Reverse
Lettering:
香 港 HONG-KONG
毫 一 TEN CENTS 1965
Description:
Chinese characters within a beaded circle. Beaded circle around the rim.
香 港 HONG-KONG
毫 一 TEN CENTS 1965
Description:
Chinese characters within a beaded circle. Beaded circle around the rim.
Edge
Description:
Milled
Milled
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 10,000,000 | Common | |
| 1955 | Proof | Not Common | |
| 1956 | 3,110,000 | Common | |
| 1956 H | 4,448,000 | Common | |
| 1956 KN | 2,500,000 | Common | |
| 1956 | Proof | Not Common | |
| 1957 H | 5,250,000 | Common | |
| 1957 KN | 2,800,000 | Common | |
| 1958 H | Common | ||
| 1958 KN | 10,000,000 | Common | |
| 1959 H | 20,000,000 | Common | |
| 1960 | 12,500,000 | Common | |
| 1960 H | 10,000,000 | Common | |
| 1960 | Proof | Not Common | |
| 1961 | 20,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1961 H | 5,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1961 KN | 5,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1961 | Proof | Not Common | |
| 1963 | 27,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1963 H | 3,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1963 KN | Very Common | ||
| 1963 | Proof | Not Common | |
| 1964 | 9,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1964 H | 21,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1965 | 40,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1965 H | 8,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1965 KN | Very Common | ||
| 1967 | 10,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1968 H | 15,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1971 H | 22,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1972 KN | 20,000,000 | Very Common | |
| 1973 | 2,250,000 | Very Common | |
| 1974 | 4,600,000 | Very Common | |
| 1975 | 44,840,000 | Very Common | |
| 1978 | 57,500,000 | Very Common | |
| 1979 | 101,500,000 | Very Common | |
| 1980 | 24,000,000 | Common |