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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation |
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| Year | 1927-1946 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Brown intaglio-printed reverse centred on a detailed architectural vignette of the HSBC Head Office building in Hong Kong, rendered in fine line engraving and surrounded by tropical palms. A winged allegorical figure is placed above the building at the top centre, flanked by guilloche panels bearing the denomination numeral 5 and Chinese characters 伍. The bank name THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION is split across the upper and lower registers in bold serif lettering. |
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| Signature(s) | 1927-1930 - M. Walls and A.C. Hynes 1931-1941 - Various Chief Accountant and Chief Manager combinations |
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| Protection description | the HSBC corporate emblem visible when held to light. |
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