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HONGKONG.
12:23 JUN SI
ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO
VICTORIA REGINÆ.
By His Excellency WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
W. T. MERCER.
No. 1 of 1864.
An Ordinance to provide for conversion of British Currency in all payments by or to the Government. [16th 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 2nd 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 hereinafter 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 Cash 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 per cent 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."
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HONGKONG.
12:23 JUN SI
ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO
VICTORIA REGINE.
By His Excellency WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
W. T. MERCER.
No. 1 of 1864.
An Ordinance to provide for conversion of British Currency in all payments
by or to the Government. [16th January, 1864.]
HEREAS 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 2nd day of May, 1863, whereby it was declared that froin 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 hereinafter recited) within the said Island of Ilongkong and its dependencies: Aud 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 Coius as might be issued from Her Majesty's Mint representing the Cent or one hundredth part or the Mil or Cash 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 froin Her Majesty's Mint as aforesaid should be prepared as follows:
The Silver pieces of money should be prepared of Silver containing twenty per cent 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."
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