Hong Kong 500 Dollars 1981-Mar-31

HSBC

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Hong Kong 500 Dollars, 1978-1983 P-189 obverse
Hong Kong 500 Dollars, 1978-1983 P-189 reverse

Information:

Rarity A - Very Common
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1981-Mar-31 + - - - - - -
Reference P#189
Country Hong Kong
Period Dollar (1863-date)
Issuing bank The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
Currency Dollars
Denomination 500 Dollars
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1978-1983
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized No
Size (WxH) 166x94 mm

Obverse:

Hong Kong 500 Dollars, 1978-1983 P-189

Obverse text

香港上海匯豐銀行 500 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 500 Promises to pay the bearer on demand at its office here Five Hundred Dollars or the equivalent in the currency of the Colony value received Hong Kong 31st March 1981. By order of the Board of Directors W 973242 CHIEF ACCOUNTANT GENERAL MANAGER W 973242

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 "five hundred" within the watermark area.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 500

Reverse symbol

Bank name across top. HSBC lion Stitt and Arabic numeral 500 at right, illustration of bank building at left. Paper margins lined with anti-counterfeit patterns.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1978-Mar-31 1978-Mar-31 + - - - - - -
1980-Mar-31 1980-Mar-31 - - - - - -
1981-Mar-31 1981-Mar-31 - - - - - -
1983-Mar-31 1983-Mar-31 - - - - - -