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| Issuer | Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China |
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| Year | 1890 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | $ 20 INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER SINGAPORE THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand at its OFFICE here TWENTY DOLLARS or the equivalent in the currency of the Island. Value received. BY ORDER OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS SPECIMEN W.W. SPRAGUE & Co. LONDON Entd. Acct. MANAGER |
| Reverse description | Uniface green letterpress print with an intricate guilloche framework. A central oval panel carries the bank name and denomination, flanked by symmetrical ornamental vignettes including a crowned medallion at top centre and animal motifs at the sides. The word "TWENTY" and numerals "20" repeat in each corner within decorative cartouches. |
| Reverse lettering | 20 TWENTY THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA |
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