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20 Dollars HSBC
| Issuer | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation |
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| Year | 1990-1991 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 香港上海匯豐銀行 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Promises to pay the bearer on demand at its Office here TWENTY DOLLARS HONGKONG 1st JANUARY 1991 By order of the Board of Directors THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a panoramic intaglio vignette of the HSBC headquarters building in Central, Hong Kong, with the celebrated bronze lion statues 'Stephen' and 'Stitt' flanking the main entrance. The composition extends to the right with a harbour scene incorporating the Tsim Sha Tsui clock tower and a Star Ferry vessel, rendered in fine line engraving over a multicolour guilloche underprint. A blank watermark panel occupies the left portion of the design. |
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| Variants | P#197a - 01.01.1990 P#197b - 01.01.1991 |
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