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1 Cash - Victoria Trial Strike
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Engraver(s) | Leonard Charles Wyon |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is centred on a large round hole, around which all legends and devices are arranged in the annular field. A Tudor crown is prominently placed at the top of the field, directly above the central aperture, serving as the royal cypher device in place of a sovereign portrait. The circular legend reads HONG-KONG around the upper arc, flanked by raised dots, with the date .18 63. positioned to either side of the central hole at the horizontal axis. The royal cypher VR (Victoria Regina) appears below the hole at centre, and the denomination ONE CASH is inscribed along the lower arc, completing the legend. The milled rim is well-defined, and the entire design is executed in a plain, utilitarian style consistent with a pattern trial strike intended for colonial circulation assessment. |
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| Obverse lettering | HONG-KONG .18 63. VR ONE CASH (Translation: Victoria Queen) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays four large Chinese characters arranged symmetrically in the annular field around the central round hole, reading 香港一文 (Hong Kong One Cash). The character 香 (fragrant/Hong) is placed at the upper arc, 港 (harbour/Kong) to the right, 一 (one) to the right of centre, and 文 (cash) at the lower arc, with the characters rendered in a bold, deeply incuse style characteristic of engraved pattern coinage of the period. The field is otherwise plain and unadorned, with the same milled border as the obverse providing a neat, regular rim. The workmanship reflects the hand of a skilled Royal Mint engraver adapting Chinese script conventions for Western minting technology. |
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