page_title: Hong Kong ten-cent coin
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: Hong Kong ten-cent coin / References
context_page_description: The ten-cent coin is the lowest-denomination circulating coin of the Hong Kong dollar. With a diameter of 17.5 mm and a mass of 1.85 g it is also the smallest in size and weight. It is the oldest coin denomination to still be in circulation in Hong Kong. Since its first issue in 1863, there has only been one period where the coin was not in use.
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  http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc2/84-6&desc=Hong Kong km6 10 Cents (1863-1901)&query=Hong Kong
  http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc7/84-13&desc=Hong Kong km13 10 Cents (1902-1905)&query=Hong Kong
  "China's currency chaos". 142 (39). The Gazette. 14 February 1913.
  http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img13/84-19&desc=Hong Kong km19 10 Cents (1935-1936)&query=Hong Kong
  http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img2/84-25&desc=Hong Kong km25 10 Cents (1948-1951)&query=Hong Kong
  http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img2/84-28_1&desc=Hong Kong km28.1 10 Cents (1955-1968)&query=Hong Kong
  http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img17/84-28_3&desc=Hong Kong km28.3 10 Cents (1971-1980) reeded edge&query=Hong Kong
  http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img2/84-49&desc=Hong Kong km49 10 Cents (1982-1984)&query=Hong Kong
  http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img2/84-55&desc=Hong Kong km55 10 Cents (1985-1992)&query=Hong Kong
  Krause, Chester L. (2001). Standard Catalog of World Coins. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. pp. 919–920. ISBN 9780873418843.
  Ma Tak Wo 2004, Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency, Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., LTD Kowloon Hong Kong. ISBN 962-85939-3-5
caption: 10 cent coin dated 1950