Information:
| Reference | P#166 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Period | Dollar (1863-date) |
| Currency | Dollars |
| Denomination | 5 Dollars |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Ruler | George V (1910-1936) |
| Issuing bank | The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) |
| Year | 1923 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 207x126 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse textTHE 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 symbolOn 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.
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Reverse:
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Reverse textFIVE DOLLARS
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
Waterlow & Sons, London Wall, London
Reverse symbolBuilding.
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1923-Jan-01 | 1923-Jan-01 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |