Hong Kong fifty-cent coin

The fifty-cent coin was first introduced as a .900 purity silver half dollar in 1866.

The design was similar to the British trade dollar, except the image of Britannia was replaced by Queen Victoria.

In 1890, a second issue of this coin was made, this time as a fifty-cent piece.

No more of this denomination was minted until 1951 when a copper-nickel coin was issued.

In 1997 a commemorative coin was issued for the hand over of Hong Kong to China.