Hong Kong Gold Coins | The Baller Collection

Hong Kong Coins | The Baller Collection

香港錢幣 / 珍藏

The Crème de la crème of Hong Kong modern coins to collect are undoubtedly in the form of gold coins and medals from the Royal Mint – also known as the Baller Collection!

在香港現代錢幣中最具珍藏價值的莫過於英國皇家鑄幣局發行的金幣及獎牌。

There are several highly collectible gold coin and medal series from Hong Kong and we will have a look at our top three:

其中三款最據收藏價值的香港金幣及獎牌：

Royal Visit $1,000 Gold Coins from 1975 and 1986

1975年及1986年英國皇室訪港一千港元金幣

Lunar Zodiac Animal Coin set, 1976-1986

生肖系列硬幣，1976年至1986年

Royal Mint Zodiac Commemorative Medal Set, 1988 to 2000 

英國皇家鑄幣局生肖系列獎牌，1988年至2000年

Hong Kong Gold Coins - Royal Visit

英國皇室訪港金幣

Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh made their first visit to Hong Kong in 1975 making the Queen the first reigning monarch ever to visit the former Crown Colony of Hong Kong.

英女王與愛丁堡公爵在1975年首度訪港，並成為歷來首位到訪香港的在任英國國家元首。

The Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, were greeted with full pomp and ceremony meeting with high government officials whilst also being given the opportunity to see first hand the real lives of Hong Kongers in the markets and at the races!     

香港政府高員隆重迎接英女皇及菲臘親皇，並帶他們到街市及馬場，體驗本地香港人的生活。

To commemorate the special visit the Royal Mint issued the first $1,000 Hong Kong Gold Coin in both proof and brilliant uncirculated versions.  Her Majesty The Queen was presented with her own proof commemorative gold coin at City Hall during the visit and to this day, the 1975 gold coins remain one of the most highly sort after (and expensive) Hong Kong gold coins.

為了紀念英女皇訪港行程，英國皇家鑄幣局發行了

兩款(精製品及原光未流通)一千港元金幣，是史上第一款港元面額一千元的硬幣。英女王參觀大會堂時被送上這款有她自己頭像的精製品金幣。直到今時今日，這些1975年發行的金幣仍然是最受收藏家愛戴及最昂貴的香港金幣。

The inaugural Royal Visit in 1975 was followed up with an additional visit eleven years later and two years after the signing of the Sino-British Join Declaration in 1986. The trip was perhaps more famous with Elizabeth II becoming the first British Monarch to visit mainland China where she visited Xian, Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming and Guangzhou before sailing on to Hong Kong aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia.  

1986年，英國皇室在首次訪港之後十一年，也是簽署中英聯合聲明兩年之後，再度訪港。這次英女皇伊利沙伯二世成為首位訪華的英國國家元首。她到訪了西安、北京、上海、昆明及廣州，然後乘坐皇家不列顛尼亞號到香港。

1986 $1,000 gold coins were also produced by the Royal Mint to celebrate the occasion and are generally still more accessible for collectors than the earlier 1975 coins.

英國皇家鑄幣局為紀念這次行程發行了一千元金幣。這些金幣一般而言比上一批1975年發行的金幣比較容易找到。

Lastly, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Charles and Princess Diana also made an official visit to Hong Kong in November 1989. The Royal Couple attended the opening of the Hong Kong Cultural Center and a limited-edition Royal Mint Medal was released to celebrate their visit. Only 950 pieces of the 22 carrot gold medal were released and it remains very difficult to hunt down good quality examples today.

英國皇儲查理斯皇子及戴安娜皇妃在1989年11月訪港，並主持香港文化中心的揭幕儀式。英國皇家鑄幣局發行了限量版獎牌紀念這個行程。總共發行了950枚22K金獎牌，到今時今日已經非常難找到狀態好的版本。

Hong Kong Gold Coins - Lunar Zodiac Animal Gold coin set:

香港金幣 - 生肖系列金幣

Following the successful release of the $1,000 Hong Kong Royal Visit Gold Commemorative Coin in 1975, the Royal Mint produced the full lunar zodiac series between 1976 and 1987.

繼1975年成功地發行英女皇訪港紀念金幣之後，英國皇家鑄幣局在1976年及1987年間發行了一套生肖系列金幣。

All coins were again released in proof and brilliant uncirculated versions. The most desirable for collectors are quite probably the Dragon from 1976 and the Pig from 1983. The Year of the Pig gold coin was issued amidst a good deal of economic uncertainty resulting in relatively low sales of the expensive gold resulting in many of the unsold coins being subsequently melted down. High quality examples of the Hong Kong Gold Year of the Pig coin can be a little tricky to find today.

全部金幣都是發行了精製品及原光未流通兩款。其中1976年龍年及1983年豬年最受收藏者愛戴。豬年金幣發行是正值經濟不穩定，導致銷量不濟，未能出售的金幣最終被鎔化，因此現在已經比較難找到狀態好的香港豬年金幣。

Hong Kong Lunar Zodiac Animal Gold and Silver Medal set 1988-2000:

香港生肖系列金牌及銀牌 1988年至2000年

The final issue from the Royal mint was a medal series without any monetary value. A full set of the zodiac animals was minted once again by the Royal Mint and all of the medals were issued in both Silver and Gold.

英國皇家鑄幣局最後一次發行的是沒有面值的獎牌系列。整套動物圖案全部以金牌及銀牌發行。

The medal’s design features the Lunar animal on the obverse with the Hong Kong Victorian Seal on the reverse. The gold versions contain a ½ ounce of 22K gold with a mintage of 12,000 and also command pretty high prices today. The silver range are also popular with collectors at a relatively accessible price point when compared to other rare medals from the same period.

這些獎牌有生肖動物在正面，維多利亞勳章在背面。金牌版本含有半安士22K金，印製了12,000個，現今市值十分高。銀牌版本的價錢相對其他同期的罕有獎牌比較便宜，受收藏者歡迎

Check out our current stock of Hong Kong Gold Coins Here.

在此可以瀏覽我們有現貨的香港金幣：

 Happy Exploring!