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100 Dollars
| Issuer | The Chartered Bank |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Printer | Waterlow & Sons Limited |
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| Obverse description | Green and olive-brown note with a central guilloche vignette enclosing the bank's heraldic arms flanked by the numeral '100' on either side. The upper portion carries the bank title 'THE CHARTERED BANK' in bold letterpress with the promise clause beneath, and the Chinese characters 滙打銀行 in red at the top. The lower register bears the denomination legend 'ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS' on a solid panel, with the issue date 'HONG KONG, 9TH APRIL 1959' and dual manuscript signatures for Accountant and Manager below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 滙打銀行 THE CHARTERED BANK PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE HONG KONG INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853 ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR THE EQUIVALENT IN THE CURRENCY OF THE COLONY, VALUE RESERVED. HONG KONG, 9TH APRIL 1959. BY ORDER OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS. ACCOUNTANT MANAGER 香港 壹佰 |
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| Protection description | Watermark area visible as a plain unprinted circular panel on the left of the reverse, typical of Waterlow-printed issues with a geometric or portrait watermark in the paper |
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