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100 Dollars The Chartered Bank
| Issuer | The Chartered Bank |
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| Year | 1959-1970 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Green and brown note with a central oval vignette containing the bank's heraldic coat of arms supported by two lions rampant, with the motto 'PARTES PER EQUAS' on a scroll below, set within an elaborate multicolour guilloche underprint of interlocking rosettes. The bank title 'THE CHARTERED BANK' arcs above the central vignette in bold letterpress, with the promise text and denomination 'ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS' in a panel below; Chinese characters 行銀打渣 appear in a cartouche at top centre and 香港 vertically on each side border. Denomination numerals '100' appear in all four corners, with two signature lines for Accountant and Manager below the central design, and the note of incorporation 'INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1853' to the upper right. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green intaglio, the reverse centres on a detailed vignette of Victoria Harbour with a traditional junk under sail in the foreground, the Hong Kong waterfront skyline and mountainous Peak rising behind. A large oval guilloche watermark space occupies the left portion of the note, bordered by an ornate scalloped frame, while the right margin carries a vertical series of four circular medallions each enclosing allegorical vignettes. The bank title 'THE CHARTERED BANK' appears across the top in bold letterpress, with 'ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS' in a panel at the base and Chinese denomination characters 壹佰 at lower centre. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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