Is the $10 Hong Kong dollar coin plastic?

The $10 Hong Kong dollar coin is bi-metallic, with an inner ring of brass and an outer ring of white copper.

The $10 government note comes in 2 types: paper and plastic. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued on March 12, 2007 the ten-dollar Hong Kong Dollar coin with plastic texture.

1, the substrate used for plastic coins is not ordinary plastic, it is a polypropylene plastic as the raw material to form a very high technology fiberless polymer, also known as Guardian (Guardian) plastic substrate, as a substitute for the traditional minting paper.

2. Compared with traditional mint paper, it is more wear-resistant, not easy to break, not afraid of rubbing and washing, with a long life cycle, obvious hand feeling and good anti-counterfeiting characteristics.

The Hong Kong dollar, or Hong Kong dollar, is the legal tender of Hong Kong.

1. According to the Hong Kong Basic Law and the Sino-British Joint Declaration, Hong Kong's autonomy includes the power to issue its own currency. Its official ISO 4217 abbreviation is HKD (Hong Kong Dollar); the symbol is HK$.

2. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the three Hong Kong note-issuing banks, namely Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, announced on July 20, 2010 that a new series of Hong Kong Dollar banknotes, the 2010 version of the Hong Kong Dollar, would be launched.

3. Hong Kong has established a linked exchange rate system under which Hong Kong dollar issues are pegged to the US dollar. The US dollar held by the Exchange Fund then provides support for the stabilization of Hong Kong dollar bills.

Source: Hong Kong Dollar ? Baidu Encyclopedia