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10 Dollars HSBC
| Issuer | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation |
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| Year | 1941-1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by an oval intaglio vignette at the left depicting a classical female figure, possibly allegorical of abundance, holding a sheaf of wheat against an intricate guilloche underprint in blue and green. The upper field carries the bank's name in both English and Chinese characters, flanked by the issuer's heraldic arms at the centre-top, while the denomination "TEN DOLLARS" is printed in large letterpress text across the middle. The lower portion bears the place and date of issue, the promise-to-pay clause, and two manuscript signatures above the printed designations of Chief Accountant and Chief Manager. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue and features a large central vignette of the HSBC head office building in Hong Kong, a classical colonnaded structure set among palm trees, rendered in fine intaglio line work. A winged allegorical figure rises above the building at the centre-top, flanked by intricate geometric guilloche panels. The denomination appears in both numeral and Chinese characters at multiple positions around the frame, with the bank's name split across the top and bottom borders. |
| Reverse lettering | 10 拾 THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI 10 DOLLARS 拾 10 BANKING CORPORATION |
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