Hong Kong Mint
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In early colonial Hong Kong, mixed currencies of various kinds were used. Although sterling was the official currency, Script error: No such module "Unsubst". it was not well accepted by the merchants and residents Script error: No such module "Unsubst"., especially Chinese, in Hong Kong. Various silver currencies remained the medium of trade in the city.
To provide a steady supply of silver dollars in Hong Kong, Hercules Robinson, the then-Hong Kong governor, decided to found the Hong Kong Mint in 1864. The mint opened on 7Script error: No such module "String".May 1866 under the direction of the master of the mint, Thomas William Kinder,[1] but closed in 1868 during Richard MacDonnell's governorship. The reasons for this were the poor reception of the coins as well as continued debasement of the silver coins causing huge loss. The site was sold to Jardine Matheson in 1868 and the mint machinery sold to the newly established Japan Mint in Osaka.
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