ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1864.
Conversion of British Currency.
No. 1 of 1861.
Currency Title.
Ordinance to provide for Conversion of British Currency.
all Payments by or to the Government,
[18th January, 1864.]
WHEREAS Her Majesty has been pleased to issue a Proclamation dated the 9th day of January, 1863, and published in the Hongkong Government Gazette of the 2d day of May, 1863, whereby it was declared that from and after a Day to be fixed by the Governor or Officer administering the Government of Hongkong
a certain Proclamation by Her Majesty published at Hongkong on the 1st day of May, 1845, and so much of certain other Proclamations published at Hongkong on the 27th day of April, 1853, and the 9th day of July, 1857, respectively as had Effect and were in Force in the said Island of Hongkong
should be revoked and annulled, and that from and after the same Date the Dollar of Mexico or other Silver Dollar of equivalent Value as might from Time to Time be authorized by the Governor or Officer administering the Government of Hongkong should be the only legal Tender of Payment (except as therein directed and herein-after recited) within the said Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies:
And that such Silver Coins as might be issued from Her Majesty's Mint representing some Multiple of the Cent or one hundredth Part of the said Dollar should be legal Tender of Payment for any Sum not exceeding Two Dollars and that such Copper or Bronze Coins as might be issued from Her Majesty's Mint representing the Cent or one hundredth Part or the Mil or representing one thousandth Part of the said Dollar should be legal Tender of Payment for any Sum not exceeding One Dollar
And that the Silver and Copper Coins to be issued from Her Majesty's Mint as aforesaid should be prepared as follows:
The Silver pieces of Money should be prepared of Silver containing twenty percent of Alloy. Every such Piece should have for the obverse Impression Her Majesty's Effigy crowned with the Inscription "Victoria Queen," And for the reverse Impression an Inscription indicating the Value of the Piece in Cents of a Dollar with the Words "Hongkong" and the Date of the Year, and the same Inscription repeated in Chinese Characters;
A Copper Piece representing One hundredth Part of a Dollar should have for the obverse Impression Her Majesty's Effigy crowned with the Inscription "Victoria Queen," and for the reverse Impression the Inscription "One Cent-Hongkong," with the Date of the Year, and the same Inscription repeated in Chinese Characters;
Another Copper Piece representing One thousandth Part of a Dollar should be perforated in the Centre and have for the obverse Impression the Inscription "V.R." surmounted by a Crown with "Hongkong-One Mil" and the Date of the Year, and for the reverse Impression the Inscription "Hongkong. One Cash or One Mil," represented in Chinese Characters:
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ORDINANCE No. 1. or 1864.
Conversion of British Currency. L
No. 1. or 1861.
Currency
Title.
Ordinance to provide for Conversion of British Cu
all Payments by or to the Government,
[18th January, 1864.] WHEREAS Her Majesty has been pleased to issue a Procla- Preamble.
mation dated the 9th day of January, 1863, and píblished
in the Hongkong Government Gazette" of the 2d day of May, 1863, whereby it was declared that from and after a Day to be fixed by the Governor or Officer administering the Government
• of Hongkong a certain Proclamation by Her Majesty published at Ilongkong on the 1st day of May, 1845, and so much of certain other Proclamations published at Hongkong on the 27th day of April, 1853, and the 9th day of July, 1857, respectively as had Effect and were in Force in the said Island of Hongkong
⚫ should be revoked and annulled, and that fom and after the
• same Date the Dolar of Mexico or other Silver Dollar of equi-
• ralent Value as might from Time to Time be authorized by the * Governor or Officer adquinistering the Gofernment of Hongkong should be the only legal Tender of Payment (except as therein directed and berein-after recited) within the said Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies: And that such Silver Coins as might be issued from Her Majesty's Mint representing some Multiple of the Cent or one hundredth Part of the said Dollar should be legal Tender of Paymght for any Sum not exceeding Two Dollars and that such Coper or Brouze Coins as might be
• issued from Her Majesty's Mine representing the Cent or one hundredth Part or the Mil or a representing one thousandth Part of the said Dollar should be legal Tender of Payment for any Sum not exceeding One Dollar And that the Silver and Copper Coins to be issued from Her Majesty's Mint as aforesaid should be prepared as follows:
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The Silver pieces of Money should be prepared of Silver 'containing twenty percent of Alloy. Every such Piece should have for the obverse Impression Her Majesty's Effigy crowned with the Inscriptio Victoria Queen," And for the reverse Impression an Inscription indicating the Value of the Piece in ⚫ Cents of a Dollag with the Words "Hongkong" and the Date * of the Year, and the same Inscription repeated in Chinese
Characters;
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A Copper Viece representing One hundredth Part of a Dollar should have for the obverse Impression Her Majesty's Effigy crowned with the Inscription "Victoria Queen," and for the reverse Impression the Inscription "Que Cent-Hongkong," with the Date of the Year, and the same Inscription repeated in Chinese Characters;
Another Copper Piece representing Que thousandth Rart of a Dolar should be perforated in the Centre and have for the obverse Impression the Inscription "V.R." surmounted by a Crown with "Hongkong-One Mil" and the Date of the Year, and for the reverse Impression the Inscription "Hongkong. One Cash or One Mil," represented in Chinese Characters:
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