1000 Dollars Bank of China

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited became one of three note-issuing banks in the territory following the 1997 handover, though it only gained that right in 1994 — relatively late compared to HSBC and Standard Chartered, which had issued notes for well over a century. The $1000 denomination sits at the top of the retail series and was issued sparingly enough that circulated examples in poor condition are genuinely uncommon; high-denomination Hong Kong notes tend to be hoarded or used for large single transactions rather than passed repeatedly through ordinary commerce.

Pick 339 covers issues dated across a six-year window, with subtle variation in signature combinations reflecting management changes at the bank during that period.