HKD Cash Counter for Hong Kong Dollar Notes and Coins

The HKD Cash Counter adds Hong Kong dollar notes and coins by physical kind and face value. Group the cash, enter whole non-negative quantities, and compare each calculated subtotal with the matching stack or coin group. The visible table and locked calculator use the same reviewed HKD data and integer cents.

Three commercial issuers share the ordinary note rows

The default banknote rows are HK$1,000, HK$500, HK$100, HK$50, HK$20, and HK$10. The default coins are HK$10, HK$5, HK$2, HK$1, 50 cents, 20 cents, and 10 cents. HKMA's Notes and Coins FAQ, last revised 15 December 2025, explains that the issuer structure is not the same across that list.

HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), and Bank of China (Hong Kong) issue the HK$20 through HK$1,000 banknotes. A valid HK$500 note from each bank still belongs in one HK$500 row. The 2018 Series and valid older banknote series also share rows by face value; issuer artwork and issue year do not create separate subtotals.

HKMA coordinates and supervises the system, but the page should not describe it as directly issuing those commercial-bank notes. That distinction matters for trustworthy identification guidance even though it does not change the Cash Count arithmetic.

HK$10 combines Government designs but not cash kinds

The HKSAR Government issues HK$10 currency notes and Hong Kong coins. Existing paper and polymer HK$10 notes remain legal tender together, so both materials use one HK$10 note row. Still-valid older bank-issued HK$10 notes can join that same note subtotal.

The HK$10 coin remains a separate row. A note and coin contribute the same face value but represent different physical quantities that a cashier must be able to check independently. Paper versus polymer does not split a note row; note versus coin does.

TheCashCount does not authenticate any design. Use HKMA's current guides and the organisation's cash process before including a doubtful or damaged item.

Enable HK$150 only for a commemorative note in hand

HKMA's 2025 circulation reporting includes commemorative banknotes, while its issuer guidance says bank-issued Hong Kong dollar notes remain legal tender irrespective of issue date. That supports an optional HK$150 banknote row for anniversary issues that are still valid.

Different issuing banks and anniversary designs do not need separate HK$150 rows. Their artwork differs, but their cash kind and face value are the same. Legacy here means unusual commemorative cash that should not appear in every ordinary drawer, not a claim that the note is retired.

By contrast, the old Government one-cent note was demonetised and ceased to be legal tender on 1 October 1995. It stays excluded. An old note's lifecycle must come from the relevant issuer record rather than a blanket assumption that all historic Hong Kong cash remains current.

Machine acceptance is separate from face-value arithmetic

HKMA's Coin Collection Programme sheet lists accepted coin designs and issue- year boundaries for its Coin Carts. Very old, demonetised, damaged, or other unsupported pieces may need a different bank route. A successful calculator subtotal does not promise that a collection machine will accept the coins.

Payment acceptance is also a separate commercial question. Record the valid cash accepted into the inventory, then apply the business's deposit and payment rules independently. Legal-tender status and physical possession do not turn this page into legal advice.

A repeatable Hong Kong dollar close

Count from HK$1,000 down to ten cents, verify each subtotal, and compare the finished Cash Count with Expected Cash. If the drawer is Over or Short, recount the physical groups rather than changing quantities to match expectation.

The worked example combines two HK$1,000 notes and three ten-cent coins. Its HK$2,000.30 result is rendered from 200,030 integer cents by the production Cash Count function used in the live HKD calculator.