Coin Collection Programme

Coin exchange service is closely related to the daily lives of the public and is one of the basic services commonly provided by retail banks. The HKMA is committed to fostering financial inclusion, including encouraging banks to provide diversified coin exchange services.

Meanwhile, the Coin Collection Programme, launched in October 2014, provides a new channel for collecting coins in addition to the retail banking network. The two Coin Carts collect coins from the public in the 18 districts of Hong Kong on a rotational basis and free of charge. The coins collected are then recirculated to meet public demand, making circulation more efficient and reducing the need for minting new coins. The programme is the world’s first structured coin collection scheme using a mobile approach and has won several local and international awards in recognition of its innovative and green approach.

Members of the public can visit the location most convenient for them, including bank branches, to exchange coins based on their needs.

Please refer to FAQs on Coin Collection Programme and other useful information below:

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Arrangements under extreme weather conditions

	Warning Signal in force at 7 a.m.	Warning Signal lowered between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.	Warning Signal lowered after 2 p.m.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.8 or above or Black Rainstorm Warning Signal	Service suspended	Service resumes within 2 hours	Service remains suspended for the day

Coins accepted by Coin Carts
Coin Collection Programme accepts the following Hong Kong coins
- 10¢ coins of 1982 or after
- 20¢ coins of 1975 or after
- 50¢ coins of 1977 or after
- $1 coins of 1978 or after
- $2 coins of 1975 or after
- $5 coins of 1980 or after
- All $10 coins
Coin cart photos and video
- Do you know? In 1863 the Hong Kong Government produced Hong Kong’s first legal tender coin, a one-mil “Yi Wen” coin with a design based on the traditional Chinese cosmology of the hemispherical dome (square earth under a round sky).
- Do you know? The first five-cent silver coin was issued in 1866. It weighed 0.036 taels. At that time, vegetable wholesalers made their bids discreetly by communicating in codes. “Dau” and “Ling” represented “3” and “6” respectively. The coin was therefore commonly known as “Dau Ling”.
- Do you know? In the past a fifty-cent coin was also known as “half dollar.” In 1910s fifty cents could buy a decent Chinese style dinner.
- Do you know? For replacement of one-dollar notes, Hong Kong issued one-dollar coins in 1960. It was the highest-value and largest coin at that time, earning itself a nickname “Dai Beng”, meaning “big cake”.
- Do you know? Since 1993, “Queen’s Head” coins returning to the reserves have not been re-circulated. At the end of 2013, a total of 880 million “Queen’s Head” coins have been retrieved from circulation.
- Do you know? There are no coins in circulation showing years of minting “1999” to “2011” because there had been no demand for minting new coins during these years.
- Do you know? At the end of 2013 around 6 billion coins were in circulation in Hong Kong. They weighed 30,000 tons, equivalent to 2,000 double-deck buses.
- Do you know? Hong Kong coins are mainly made of copper, nickel, zinc or plated steel.
- Coin cart time lapse video
  
  Coin cart time lapse video

Coin Cart Location

Service hours：10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Coin Cart No.1

Date:	06 Jul 2026 (Mon) To 12 Jul 2026 (Sun) (7月8日星期三暫停)
District:	灣仔區

銅鑼灣百德新街路旁停車處
(翡翠明珠廣場外)

06 July (Mon):	Normal Service
07 July (Tue):	Normal Service
08 July (Wed):	Service Suspended
09 July (Thu):	Normal Service
10 July (Fri):	Normal Service
11 July (Sat):	Normal Service
12 July (Sun):	Normal Service

Coin Cart No.2

Date:	06 Jul 2026 (Mon) To 12 Jul 2026 (Sun) (7月7日星期二暫停)
District:	荃灣區

荃灣海濱花園海昇閣*
7月6日(星期一) 至
7月9日(星期四)

青龍頭豪景花園5座側
7月10日(星期五) 至
7月12日(星期日)

06 July (Mon):	Normal Service
07 July (Tue):	Service Suspended
08 July (Wed):	Normal Service
09 July (Thu):	Normal Service
10 July (Fri):	Normal Service
11 July (Sat):	Normal Service
12 July (Sun):	Normal Service

Coin Cart Schedule (Up to 16 August 2026)

Service hours：10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
(* denotes LCSD mobile library service locations)

Date	Coin Cart No.1	Date	Coin Cart No.2
Coin Cart No.1 13 Jul 2026 To 19 Jul 2026	葵青區葵芳興芳路 (近興芳路遊樂場) (7月15日星期三暫停)	Coin Cart No.2 13 Jul 2026 To 19 Jul 2026	南區薄扶林華富(一)邨華安樓 (7月16日星期四暫停)
Coin Cart No.1 20 Jul 2026 To 26 Jul 2026	元朗區天水圍天恩邨恩穗樓對出上落貨區 7月20日(星期一) 至 7月23日(星期四) 天水圍天逸邨逸江樓側卸貨區 (逸江樓與逸海樓之間) 7月24日(星期五) 至 7月26日(星期日) (7月22日星期三暫停)	Coin Cart No.2 20 Jul 2026 To 26 Jul 2026	西貢區將軍澳怡明邨怡悅樓* 7月20日(星期一) 至 7月22日(星期三) 坑口和明苑和暉閣 7月24日(星期五) 至 7月26日(星期日) (7月23日星期四暫停)
Coin Cart No.1 27 Jul 2026 To 02 Aug 2026	中西區石塘咀皇后大道西554-560號路旁 (近日富里) 7月27日(星期一) 至 7月30日(星期四) 西環堅尼地城新海旁街路旁停車處 (近堅尼地城消防局) 7月31日(星期五) 至 8月2日(星期日) (7月28日星期二暫停) (7月29日星期三服務時間至中午12時)	Coin Cart No.2 27 Jul 2026 To 02 Aug 2026	離島區東涌裕泰苑A座 7月27日(星期一) 至 7月29日(星期三) 東涌富東邨東涌健康中心正門 7月31日(星期五) 至 8月2日(星期日) (7月30日星期四暫停)
Coin Cart No.1 03 Aug 2026 To 09 Aug 2026	北區粉嶺暉明路路旁停車處 (近五旬節于良發小學) (8月7日星期五暫停) (8月5日星期三服務時間至中午12時)	Coin Cart No.2 03 Aug 2026 To 09 Aug 2026	觀塘區觀塘順天邨屋邨辦事處側空地 (近天暉樓) (8月8日星期六暫停)
Coin Cart No.1 10 Aug 2026 To 16 Aug 2026	東區柴灣新廈街路旁停車處 (近樂軒臺5座) (8月12日星期三暫停)	Coin Cart No.2 10 Aug 2026 To 16 Aug 2026	九龍城區土瓜灣馬頭涌宋皇臺道 (傲雲峰外) (8月13日星期四暫停)

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Last revision date : 09 July 2026