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2 Dollars - Hong Kong Jockey Club
| Issuer | The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club |
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| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries the full bilingual title of the issuing body in English and Chinese (traditional characters), with the denomination '港幣貳圓' repeated at upper left and right. The central text block details the Special Cash Sweep event for the Kwangtung Handicap, held on Saturday, 13th November 1965, along with the names of the Stewards in Charge of Cash Sweeps and the Treasurers, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., of Prince's Building. The denomination '2 DOLLARS' appears in letterpress at the foot, flanking the printer's imprint of the Hong Kong Printing Press Ltd. |
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| Obverse lettering | The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club 港幣貳圓 港幣貳圓 Special Cash Sweep on the Kwangtung Handicap - 1965 TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1965 PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO. TREASURERS PRINCE'S BUILDING D. BENSON, ESQ., OBE THE HON. SIR SIK-NIN CHAU, C.B.E. W. T. STANTON, ESQ. STEWARD IN CHARGE OF CASH SWEEPS THIS TICKET IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL CASH SWEEP RULES OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB 2 DOLLARS 2 DOLLARS PRINTED BY THE HONG KONG PRINTING PRESS. LTD. |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed prize schedule in both English and Chinese (traditional characters), setting out the prize tiers for ticket sales thresholds of 1,500,000, 2,000,000, and 2,500,000 tickets, with first, second, and third prizes listed for each tier alongside allocations for drawers of unplaced qualified horses. The Chinese text mirrors the English prize information in full, rendered in traditional characters throughout. The reverse closes with the names of the three Jockey Club Cash Sweep managers in Chinese and the printer's colophon of the Hong Kong Printing Press Ltd. |
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