Mercantile Bank
Information:
| Reference | P#240 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Period | Dollar (1863-date) |
| Currency | Dollars |
| Denomination | 50 Dollars |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Ruler | George V (1910-1936) George VI (1936-1952) |
| Issuing bank | Mercantile Bank of India |
| Year | 1935-1941 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 195x114 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse text50 DOLLARS 香港有利银行
50
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED
Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand at its Office here
№. 58029
50
FIFTY DOLLARS
OR THE EQUIVALENT IN THE CURRENCY OF THE ISLAND.
VALUE RECEIVED.
HONGKONG, 1st July, 1935.
№. 58029
Entᵈ.
ACCOUNTᵀ MANAGER
50 伍拾員 50
WATERLOW & SONS LD. LONDON WALL, LONDON.
Obverse symbolBrown border design and dark blue central printing on multicolour underprint.
Right-facing bust of a man at left, denomination and guilloches at centre, watermark window at right. Two signatures and printer at bottom.
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Reverse:
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Reverse text50 50
№. 58029
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED
50
伍拾員
№. 58029
50 FIFTY DOLLARS 50
WATERLOW & SONS LD. LONDON WALL, LONDON.
Reverse symbolBrown design and border on multicolour underprint.
Watermark window at left, hillside temple at centre, denomination in Chinese at right. Bank name in English at top, denomination in English and printer at bottom.
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1935-Jul-01 | P#240a: 2 serial numbers on back of note | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1937-Dec-01 | P#240b: 4 serial numbers on back of note | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1941-Nov-29 | P#240c: 2 serial numbers on back of note | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||