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5 Dollars
| Issuer | The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation |
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| Year | 1901 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green and orange bicolour note with a central vignette of the corporation's arms flanked by the serial number repeated twice. The upper portion carries the bank's name in English across the centre and in Chinese characters along the top border, with elaborate guilloche cornerpieces bearing the denomination numeral '5' and Chinese characters for 'five dollars'. The bearer clause, denomination in full, and date '1ST JANUARY 1901' are inscribed in letterpress across the lower central field, with two manuscript signature lines designated 'CHIEF ACCOUNTANT' and 'CHIEF MANAGER'. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in red-brown intaglio, the reverse centres on a large allegorical vignette of Britannia seated on a lion accompanied by classical figures in a maritime setting, rendered in fine line-engraving. Ornate scrollwork borders frame the composition, with heart-shaped guilloche cornerpieces each bearing the numeral '5' and flanking panels with the denomination in Chinese. The bank's name in English curves along the upper border within the decorative frame. |
| Reverse lettering | THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION 5 伍 |
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