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10 cents from Hong Kong of Queen Victoria, 1890

Also known as: 10 cents uit Hongkong van koningin Victoria, 1890

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1890

Silver coin. Obverse: crowned bust of the queen facing left. Below it, the letter H [= Heaton mint in Birmingham]. Reverse: in the circumscription value designation: 10 cents with the date to the right of it.

Milled rim. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4094B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.8 cm x weight 2.69 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
diameter 1,8 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 2,69 g · diameter 1.8 cm x weight 2.69 g
Measurements
diameter 1.8 cm x weight 2.69 g

Design

Obverse
crowned bust of the queen facing left. Below it, the letter H [= Heaton mint in Birmingham].
Reverse
in the circumscription value designation: 10 cents with the date to the right of it. Milled rim.

Identification

Original title
10 cents uit Hongkong van koningin Victoria, 1890
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-4094B
Museum classification
coin

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Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

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