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100 Dollars Mercantile Bank
| Issuer | Mercantile Bank Limited |
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| Year | 1964-1973 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Red guilloche border frames the note on all sides, with the bank title MERCANTILE BANK LIMITED in large serif lettering across the upper centre and the Chinese characters 有利銀行 along the top edge. A central vignette presents a panoramic aerial view of Hong Kong harbour with islands, hillside settlements, and vessels in the bay rendered in teal and green tones. The denomination ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS and its Chinese equivalent 壹佰圓 appear in bold lettering across the lower portion of the vignette, with the promise text and Board of Directors authorization printed in script above and below respectively. |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 行銀利有 100 MERCANTILE BANK LIMITED Promises to pay the Bearer on demand at its Office here ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 圓佰壹 or the equivalent in the Currency of the Colony, Value received. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HONG KONG, 16TH APRIL, 1970 ACCOUNTANT. MANAGER 佰壹 HONG KONG 佰壹 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a red guilloche pattern with decorative corner ornaments and repeated denomination numerals 100 in the side panels. The bank title MERCANTILE BANK LIMITED and its Chinese equivalent 有利銀行 appear at the top, with the value 壹佰圓 centrally placed. The printer's imprint THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED is present at the lower margin. |
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