FREE: 1990 HONG KONG **ONE DOLLAR COIN**UNDER BRITISH RULE**

The listing, 1990 HONG KONG **ONE DOLLAR COIN**UNDER BRITISH RULE** has ended.

You may be asking why the British Queen is on Hong Kong's money.. see the history!

METAL: COPPER/NICKEL
SIZE: MODERN US GOLD DOLLAR SIZE

Neat coin that is no longer made. Actual Pictures, FREE SHIPPING, and it will come in the Mylar case shown..


The History;

In 1898, the British sought to extend Hong Kong for defense. After negotiations began in April 1898, with the British Minister in Beijing, Sir Claude MacDonald, representing Britain, and diplomat Li Hongzhang leading the Chinese, the Second Convention of Peking was signed on 9 June. This granted a 99-year lease of the rest of Kowloon south of the Shenzhen River and 230 islands, which became known as the New Territories. The British formally took possession on 16 April 1899.The 99-year lease was proposed because MacDonald thought the time frame was "as good as forever."


WORLD WAR II;

14 August 1945, when Japan announced its unconditional surrender, the British formed a naval task group to sail towards Hong Kong. On 1 September, Rear Admiral Cecil Harcourt proclaimed a military administration with himself as its head. He formally accepted the Japanese surrender on 16 September in Government House. Sir Mark Young, upon his return as Governor in early May 1946, pursued political reform, believing that given the Chinese government's determination to recover Hong Kong, the only way to keep the colony British was to make the local inhabitants want to do so. He believed this could be done by making local inhabitants participate in politics.

The Brits lease ended on July 1st 1997, and Hong Kong was released back to Chinese ownership and rule.