fwo_959169 - HONG KONG 10 Cents Victoria 1900 Heaton
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Price : 20.00 €
Type : 10 Cents Victoria
Date: 1900
Mint name / Town : Heaton
Quantity minted : 41500000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 800 ‰
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,67 g.
Edge : striée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : VICTORIA - QUEEN.
Obverse description : Buste couronné à gauche de Victoria.
Reverse
Reverse legend : TEN CENTS 1900 / HONG-KONG.
Reverse description : Légende chinoise.
Commentary
Suite à la première guerre de l’opium (1839-1842), le traité de Nankin entérine la cession par la Chine de Hong Kong au Royaume Uni. Les conventions signées en 1860 (Kowloon) et 1898 (New Territories) élargissent le territoire de la colonie britannique. Le 1er juillet 1997, la colonie est rétrocédée à la République Populaire de Chine..
Following the First Opium War (1839-1842), the Treaty of Nanking confirmed China's transfer of Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. The treaties signed in 1860 (Kowloon) and 1898 (New Territories) expanded the territory of the British colony. On July 1, 1997, the colony was returned to the People's Republic of China.
Following the First Opium War (1839-1842), the Treaty of Nanking confirmed China's transfer of Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. The treaties signed in 1860 (Kowloon) and 1898 (New Territories) expanded the territory of the British colony. On July 1, 1997, the colony was returned to the People's Republic of China.