Hong Kong 10 Dollars, 1941-1959 P-178

10 行銀豐匯 海上港香 THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Promises to pay No. P 417,550 No. P 417,550 the Bearer on demands at its Office here TEN DOLLARS or the equivalent in the Currency of 圓拾 the Colony, Value received. HONGKONG 1ST APRIL, 1941 By Order of the Board of Directors Chief Accountant Chief Manager 10 港香 HONGKONG 港香 10

At top left corner: Allegorical female figure of Ceres in a classical medallion. At top: Bank’s coat of arms with supporters (two lions) and motto “THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION”. Center: Large text “TEN DOLLARS” with promise of payment, serial numbers, and signatures of bank directors. Bottom: Value in Chinese characters, and bilingual inscription “HONG KONG”. Overall design framed by guilloché patterns and floral elements.

10 拾 THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI 10 DOLLARS 拾 10 BANKING CORPORATION

Center: Vignette of the old HSBC headquarters building in Hong Kong surrounded with the bank tittle “THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION” within an ornamental frame, topped with a decorative female face playing trumpet. At right: Large denomination panel with “10 DOLLARS”. At left: Empty guilloché panel (often used as watermark space). Value also shown in Chinese characters at corners.