1842-04-27 · 香港
1842年4月27日,砵甸乍第二次發出公告,宣佈墨西哥及其他共和國鑄造的銀元,獲定為香港與英人佔領之其他中國地區內,政府財政收支及商貿交易通用之法定貨幣。
On 27 April 1842, Pottinger issued a second proclamation declaring that silver dollars minted by Mexico and other republics were designated as legal tender for government revenue and expenditure and commercial transactions in Hong Kong and other parts of China occupied by the British.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》(公元前 5000 年至 2017 年,共 6,500 多條大事)(香港地方志中心) · p.127