This week, to help you spend money in Hong Kong like a pro, we introduce you to important nicknames related to the city’s currency. The birth of the Hong Kong dollar was in 1846, when the city ...
Until 77 years ago, Hongkongers used silver ingots and copper coins to buy things. Hong Kong had no currency ... like the scalloped edges of HK$2 and 20-cent coins. The Oriental Bank was the ...