British Trade Dollar Silver coin of 1898, Colonial coinage for Hong Kong.

British Trade Dollar

Silver Trade dollar, issued for Hong-Kong as a British Colony during 1898.

Obverse: Britannia standing on shore, holding a trident and British shield. A a merchant ship under full sail in the background.
Legend: ONE DOLLAR / 1898
Reverse: Arabesque design with the Chinese symbol for longevity in the center, and the denomination in two languages - Chinese and Jawi Malay.

Reference: KM-T5.
Mint Mark: B (Bombay Mint)
Weight: 26.94 gram of Silver
Diameter: 39 mm

With the extension of British trading interest's in the East, especially after the founding of Singapore in 1819 and Hong Kong in 1842, it became necessary to produce a special Dollar so as to remove the reliance of a British Colony upon the various foreign coins then in circulation.

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