Hong Kong 100 Dollars, 1977-1983 P-187

HSBC

Hong Kong 100 Dollars, 1977-1983 P-187 obverse
Hong Kong 100 Dollars, 1977-1983 P-187 reverse

Information:

Reference P#187
Country Hong Kong
Period Dollar (1863-date)
Currency Dollars
Denomination 100 Dollars
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
Year 1977-1983
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 160x89 mm

Obverse:

Hong Kong 100 Dollars, 1977-1983 P-187

Obverse text

香港上海匯豐銀行 100 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 100 Promises to pay the bearer on demand at its office here One Hundred Dollars or the equivalent in the currency of the Colony value received Hong Kong 31st March 1982. By order of the Board of Directors XJ 365523 CHIEF ACCOUNTANT GENERAL MANAGER XJ 365523

Obverse symbol

Bank name and two Arabic numerals on top. Coat of arms at left, denomination in word form slightly off centre in the middle. Blank space for the watermark at right, two hidden Chinese characters translating to "one hundred" within the watermark area.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

100 壹佰 壹佰 100 100 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 100

Reverse symbol

Four denominations marked across top, two in Arabic numerals and two in Traditional Chinese. Design split into three arches. Old HSBC headquarters under central arch, octagonal window with dragon and patterns under right arch, blank octagonal window for watermark under left arch. HSBC lions Stephen and Stitt, and two denominations written in Arabic numerals on bottom left and bottom right. Bank name across the bottom.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1977-Mar-31 1977-Mar-31 + - - - - - -
1978-Mar-31 1978-Mar-31 - - - - - $170,00
1979-Mar-31 1979-Mar-31 - - $13,00 $30,00 $79,00 -
1980-Mar-31 1980-Mar-31 - - - - $38,00 -
1981-Mar-31 1981-Mar-31 - - $14,00 - - -
1982-Mar-31 1982-Mar-31 - - - $35,00 - -
1983-Mar-31 1983-Mar-31 - - - $20,00 - -