Hong Kong 5 Dollars 1923-Jan-01

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Hong Kong 5 Dollars, 1923 P-166 obverse
Hong Kong 5 Dollars, 1923 P-166 reverse

Information:

Rarity B - Uncommon
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1923-Jan-01 + - - - - - -
Reference P#166
Country Hong Kong
Period Dollar (1863-date)
Ruler George V (1910-1936)
Issuing bank The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
Currency Dollars
Denomination 5 Dollars
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1923
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized No
Size (WxH) 207x126 mm

Obverse:

Hong Kong 5 Dollars, 1923 P-166

Obverse text

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BanKING CORPORATION Promisses to pay the Bearer on demand at its Office here FIVE DOLLARS or the equivalent in the Currency of the Colony. VALUE RECEIVED. HONGKONG, 1st January, 1923. By Order of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS FIVE

Obverse symbol

On the left, water carrier and two men with a sedan chair in a town. On the right, sailing ship on a river. In the upper centre, the coat of arms of Great Britain. Underneath, the emblem of the government of Hong Kong: a harbor scene with an Asian and a European ship.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

FIVE DOLLARS THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Waterlow & Sons, London Wall, London

Reverse symbol

Building.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1923-Jan-01 1923-Jan-01 + - - - - - -