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100 Dollars The Chartered Bank
| Issuer | The Chartered Bank |
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| Year | 1979-1982 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | A mythological horse vignette occupies the right portion of the face, with the bank name and colony name inscribed across the top in English. Two red cartouches bearing Chinese characters — translating as 'The Chartered Bank' and 'Hong Kong' — are positioned to the right, reading right-to-left. The denomination appears at centre in bold English and Chinese letterpress, while a blank reserve area at left accommodates the watermark and security identification zone. |
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| Reverse description | The former bank headquarters building is rendered as a vignette at left, with the denomination expressed in traditional Chinese characters at upper left and in Arabic numerals at lower left. At centre, the bank's coat of arms is surrounded by the institution's name in both English and Chinese. A blank reserve zone at right serves as the watermark and anti-counterfeiting identification area. |
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| Protection description | Helmeted warrior's head |
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