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1 Cent - Victoria Trial Strike
| Issuer | Hong Kong |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Value | 1 Cent (0.01 HKD) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents four large Chinese characters — 香, 港, 一, 仙 — arranged in cardinal positions around a small central circular device, together reading 香港一仙 (Hong Kong One Cent). The characters are rendered in bold relief in a brushstroke-influenced style characteristic of mid-Victorian experimental colonial coinage. A small central inset circle contains what appear to be engraver's initials or a minor device. The field is otherwise unadorned, emphasising the bold typographic quality of the Chinese script. The composition is contained within a fine milled rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 香 仙一 T.G 港 R.M (Translation: Hong Kong One Cent) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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