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NZD to HKD Exchange Rate

Code HKD
Symbol $
Coins
Cents & dollars - 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, $2, $5, $10
Banknotes
Dollars - $10, $20, $50, $100, $150, $500, $1000

Buying Hong Kong Dollars

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    Punch in your holiday deets in the tool below to help you plan your spending money.

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Planning your trip to Hong Kong

We get it, doing your holiday budget is a snore fest. It's important though, so we've made it super easy for you to do now. Just punch in your holiday deets and we'll combine destination spend data with our exchange rates so you know how much to take. Easy peasy budget donesy!

About the currency

Coins and notes

Just like other dollars, the Hong Kong dollar ($) is divided into 100 cents (c) or 100 sin (in Cantonese). Coins come in 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, $2, $5 and $10 varieties, while Hong Kong banknotes can be found in $10, $20, $50, $100, $150, $500 and $1,000 denominations. Hong Kong also has a special term, hou, for a dime (10 cents).

Facts about the currency

  • The Hong Kong dollar was unified as legal tender in 1937.
  • The HKD is the 13th most traded currency in the world, despite only being used in Hong Kong and Macau.
  • Together with South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, Hong Kong is part of the ‘4 Asian Tigers’ – known for their fierce and rapidly grown economies.
  • HKD coins started gradually replacing the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with a depiction of a Bauhinia flower in 1993, four years prior to the end of British rule in Hong Kong. So they just went from one beauty to another, really.
  • Alongside English and Chinese text, Honk Kong banknotes also feature Arabic numerals.