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{{Infobox coin
| Country = Hong Kong
| Denomination = One cent
| Value = 0.01
| Unit = [[Hong Kong dollar|HKD]]
| Mass = 4.05
| Diameter = 21.5
| Thickness = 1.30
| Edge = Plain
| Composition = [[Bronze]]
| Years of Minting = 1863 &ndash;1866, 1875-77, 1879-81, 1899-05, 1919, 1923-26, 1931, 1933-34, 1941
| Catalog Number = -
| Obverse = 1941 Hong Kong One Cent Coin (Obverse).png
| Obverse Image Size = 150px
| Obverse Design = [[George VI]] of the [[United Kingdom]], shown above
| Reverse = 1941 Hong Kong One Cent Coin (Reverse).png
| Reverse Image Size = 150px
| Reverse Design = Hong Kong, value in English and Chinese and year of minting
}}

The '''one-cent coin''' was the smallest-denomination coin of the [[Hong Kong dollar]] since [[1866]] until its replacement in 1941 by the [[Hong Kong one-cent note|one-cent note]]. During World War II the loss of coins dated 1941 along with their subsequent melting during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong has resulted in the survival of no more than 100 coins.

== Design ==
Throughout its history the coin's initial design remained unchanged, constantly featured the text  '香港一仙' surrounded by its translation 'HONG KONG ONE CENT' while its obverse displayed the current reigning British monarch. It total the coins has displayed four different monarchs: [[Queen Victoria]],  [[Edward VII]] and [[George V]] and [[George VI]].

After a number of trial strikes the copper-based coin was released in 1863, weighing 7.5g and having a diameter of 27.8mm. In order to save money the coin was [[Debasement|debased]] in 1902 switching from copper to bronze and further reduced in size twice under the reign of [[George V]].

==Mintage Figures==
'''Mintmarks'''
* H = Heaton

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year<ref>{{cite book|last=Krause|first=Chester L.|title=Standard Catalog of World Coins|year=2001|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=9780873418843|pages=[https://archive.org/details/standardcatalogo00ches/page/918 918–919]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/standardcatalogo00ches/page/918}}</ref>
! Mintage
|-
| 1902
| 5,000,000
|-
| 1903
| 5,000,000
|-
| 1904H
| 10,000,000
|-
| 1905
| 2,500,000
|-
| 1905H
| 12,500,000
|-
| 1919H
| 2,500,000
|-
| 1923
| 2,500,000
|-
| 1924
| 5,000,000
|-
| 1925
| 2,500,000
|-
| 1926
| 2,500,000
|-
| 1931
| 5,000,000
|-
| 1933
| 6,500,000
|-
| 1934
| 5,000,000
|-
| 1941
| 5,000,000
|-
|}

==References==
{{Portal|China|Hong Kong|Money|Numismatics}}
<references />
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* Ma Tak Wo 2004, Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency, Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., LTD Kowloon Hong Kong. {{ISBN|962-85939-3-5}}
{{refend}}
{{HK_currency_and_coinage}}

[[Category:Coins of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:One-cent coins]]
[[Category:Currencies of Hong Kong]]