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5 Cents
| Issuer | Government of Hong Kong |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Size | 85 × 48 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG 府政港香 5 CENTS 仙伍 THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING TWO DOLLARS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG. FINANCIAL SECRETARY. (Translation: GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG Government of Hong Kong 5 CENTS 5 Cents THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING TWO DOLLARS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG. FINANCIAL SECRETARY.) |
| Reverse description | Purple on a fine guilloche underprint overall. The centre carries a large ornate lozenge-shaped vignette composed of interlocking guilloche rosettes flanked by foliate scrollwork, with 'FIVE CENTS' in two lines and the Chinese characters 仙伍 printed within it. The denomination '5 c' appears in all four corners, and the issuer's name 'GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG' runs along the top margin. |
| Reverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG 5 c FIVE CENTS 仙伍 (Translation: GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG 5 c FIVE CENTS Five Cents) |
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