It is brass with oriental writing and it says 10cents. I am no history major, but I thought the Queen of England was english or something like that. Is this coin worth anything? And what's up with the history of that? The date is 1959
2007-07-21 14:29:14 · 10 answers · asked by paigowbettor 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
First of all it has little collector value. In grade fine it books for .10 It is cataloged as KM# 28.1. For your info the queen of great Britain is also on coins from Canada and other countries that belong to the British Commonwealth of Nations, right now. I have to go along with Robert S. they must have stopped teaching about the world, in U.S. schools. Maybe they are to busy baby sitting. Sorry to be a little nasty here, but it is really a sad state of affairs. Enjoy the coin it is worth more as a geography and history lesson than money.
2007-07-22 14:06:04 · answer #1 · answered by Taiping 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-24 21:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I have a coin with Queen Elizabeth the second on the front, and it says Hong Kong on the back.?
It is brass with oriental writing and it says 10cents. I am no history major, but I thought the Queen of England was english or something like that. Is this coin worth anything? And what's up with the history of that? The date is 1959
2015-08-16 23:05:11 · answer #3 · answered by Natala 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before the year 2000, Hong Kong was a province of The United Kingdom. In that year it was handed back over to the People's Republic of China.
2007-07-21 14:32:16 · answer #4 · answered by magischthis 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I realize you're not a History Major, but if you're in America... I'm saddened by the basic education of the elementary and high schools !!
Hong Kong was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 until the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997... on July 1 as a matter of fact.
I visited Hong Kong 3 times during my time in the US Navy... it is a dime from the old Hong Kong Dollar... it is STILL legal tender, though at the current exchange rate, it is worth about 01 cent US.
2007-07-21 15:40:22 · answer #5 · answered by mariner31 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
coin queen elizabeth front hong kong
2016-01-27 02:34:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a 2$ coin
2007-07-21 14:32:03 · answer #7 · answered by NICINKC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in the late 18th-early 19th century (if I recall correctly), Britain needed a land base to oversee its Oriental trading. When they first gained control of Hong Kong, it was basically a mosquito-ridden swamp. What China got back was a million times better than what they originally gave away.
2007-07-21 14:38:06 · answer #8 · answered by JelliclePat 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Queen Elizabeth II is from UK right???
If I'm right, UK invaded Hong Kong. That's why there's a face of Queen Elizabeth II there at your coin.
2007-07-21 14:35:48 · answer #9 · answered by shags 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Hong Kong until 2000, I believe, was an English colony slash protectorate. as to value, probably not much.
2007-07-21 14:34:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋