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| Issuer | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation |
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| Year | 1949-1959 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio print on pale pink underprint. At left, an oval vignette of a classical female figure, allegorical in style, seated and holding a sheaf of wheat; at upper centre, the bank's heraldic crest flanked by Chinese characters reading 匯豐銀行 (left) and 香港上海 (right). The denomination TEN DOLLARS is printed in bold letterpress across the centre, with the promise-to-pay text above and the issue date HONG KONG 1ST JULY, 1949 below. Two serial numbers appear at upper right and centre right, with dual manuscript signatures of the Chief Accountant and Chief Manager along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION 10 DOLLARS 拾 |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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