A coat of arms in the centre surrounded by rays, a blank field on the left for the watermark and a lady sitting on the right beside the sea. See comments.
Reverse description
An angel blowing a trumpet at the top centre and the original HSBC building in the centre.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Warrior`s head, Arabic numeral 5
Obverse lettering
香港上海匯豐銀行
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Promises to pay
No. ______ No. ______
the Bearer on demand at its Office here
伍圓
FIVE DOLLARS
or the equivalent in the Currency
of the Colony, Value received.
HONG KONG 31ST MARCH, 1975.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
香港
HONG KONG
BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. LD. NEW MALDEN, SURREY,
ENGLAND.
Reverse lettering
5 伍
DOLLARS
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
