Catalog
1.000 Hongkong Dollars
| Issuer | Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1863-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large intaglio vignette of a lion's head in left profile occupying the left half of the note, rendered in rich reddish-brown tones against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination 'ONE THOUSAND HONGKONG DOLLARS' is printed in bold letterpress to the center-right, accompanied by the Chinese equivalent inscription '港幣壹仟元' below. The issuer's name appears in both English and Chinese at the top, with a cityscape vignette visible in the central background, and a floral ornamental device at the lower right corner. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED 香港上海滙豐銀行有限公司 ONE THOUSAND HONGKONG DOLLARS 港幣壹仟元 Promises to pay the bearer on demand at its Office here 憑票即付 董事會命令 By order of the Board of Directors GENERAL MANAGER 總經理 HONGKONG 1st SEPTEMBER 2000 香港二〇〇〇年九月一日 1000 |
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The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation is one of three note-issuing banks licensed to print legal tender for Hong Kong — an arrangement that survived the 1997 handover intact, despite considerable speculation beforehand that Beijing would consolidate issuance under the Bank of China. The 2000 series continued HSBC's unbroken issuing run, which dates to 1865.
At this denomination, the note was rarely used in everyday retail transactions and circulated primarily in commercial and interbank settlements. High-value HSBC notes from this period are frequently found with minimal wear for exactly that reason.