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1.000 Dollars
| Issuer | The Chartered Bank |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Printer | Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company |
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| Obverse description | Orange and brown note with the bank title 'The Chartered Bank' across the upper portion, flanked by 'Hong Kong' to the right and Chinese characters reading 渣打銀行 in a red panel to the left. A large intaglio vignette of a Chinese dragon in flight dominates the right side, while the denomination '1000' appears vertically along both lateral margins. The promise-to-pay clause is rendered in italic script at centre, with the denomination 'One Thousand Dollars' and Chinese equivalent 壹仟圓 in bold letterpress below, above the date and order-of-the-court-of-directors inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Orange and cream note centred on a large, ornately engraved Royal Arms vignette within a scalloped guilloche border, supported by a lion and unicorn with the motto 'DIEU ET MON DROIT' on a ribbon below. To the left, a detailed intaglio rendering of The Chartered Bank's Hong Kong headquarters building is set against a plain field, with the Chinese denomination 壹仟圓 inscribed above. The bank title 'The Chartered Bank' appears in large serif lettering along the lower centre, and the numeral '1000' runs vertically along the right margin, with a rosette guilloche element at lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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