HSBC
Information:
| Reference | P#172 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Period | Dollar (1863-date) |
| Currency | Dollar |
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Ruler | George V (1910-1936) |
| Issuing bank | The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) |
| Year | 1926-1935 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Size (WxH) | 131x95 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse text壹 行銀豐匯海上港香 1
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
HONG KONG, 1st June, 1935.
PROMISES TO PAY THE
BEARER ON DEMAND
ONE DOLLAR
LOCAL CURRENCY
AT ITS OFFICE HERE,
VALUE RECEIVED.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHIEF MANAGER
CHIEF ACCT
No. F978,495 No. F978,495
1 HONG KONG 壹
BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO LD ENGRAVERS, NEW MALDEN SURREY, ENGLAND.
Obverse symbolBlue with multicolor underprint. Bank name across top. Four denominations marked in corners of design, two in Arabic numerals and two in Traditional Chinese. Framed portrait of Britannia left. Watermark window right.
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Reverse:
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Reverse text1 1
壹 壹
圓 圓
1 ONE DOLLAR 1
港香 HONG KONG 港香
BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO LD ENGRAVERS, NEW MALDEN SURREY, ENGLAND.
Reverse symbolReverse purple. Four denominations near corners of design. Goddess of Democracy holding a torch seated at center. Bank's coat of arms right, watermark window left., both surrounded by illustrations of leaves and flowers.
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1926-Jan-01 | 1926-Jan-01 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1929-Jan-01 | 1929-Jan-01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1935-Jun-01 | 1935-Jun-01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||