Before the handover of Hong Kong's sovereignty in 1997, the Emperor's portrait was cast on the coins in circulation, and they became objects of collection for a time. Since 1993, the government has gradually withdrawn the old coins and replaced them with new coins with the bauhinia, Hong Kong's city flower, on the reverse. However, the Queen's Head coin remains legal tender and circulates at the same time as the new coin.

Coin Face Value ($) Material Shape One Cent (0.10) Brass Alloy Round Two Cents (0.20) Brass Alloy Wavy Edge Five Cents (0.50) Brass Alloy Round One Dollar (1.00) White Nickel alloy round two yuan (2.00) White nickel alloy wavy edge five yuan (5.00) White nickel alloy round shape with Chinese characters "Hong Kong five yuan" engraved on the edge Ten yuan (10.00) Outer ring white nickel alloy, brass alloy Circle in the center Face value ($) Color Landmark pattern on the reverse $10 (10) Purple - $20 (20) Blue Victoria Peak Tower $50 (50) Green Hong Kong Museum of Art $100 (100) Red Tsing Ma Bridge 5 One hundred dollars (500) Brown Hong Kong International Airport, Victoria Peak One thousand dollars (1000) Golden Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition, Victoria Harbor Note: The new version of the 10-dollar note is purple with blue, smaller in area than the old version of the 10-dollar note, and has added new anti-counterfeiting measures . The banknotes bear the signatures of Financial Secretary John Tsang and Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Yam Chi-kong.