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100 Dollars
| Issuer | The Chartered Bank |
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| Year | 1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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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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| Reverse description | Printed in shades of green, the reverse centres on a detailed intaglio panoramic vignette of the Victoria Harbour waterfront with junks in the foreground and the Peak rising behind the city skyline. A large unprinted circular watermark space occupies the left field, with the Chinese characters 壹佰 below it. Four decorative medallions on the right border carry symbolic vignettes, and the bank title 'THE CHARTERED BANK' is set across the top with the denomination 'ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS' along the bottom margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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