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| Issuer | Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London & China |
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| Year | 1888 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | The upper portion of the note carries the heading 'HONG KONG BRANCH' within a decorative border, centred above a royal coat of arms vignette inscribed 'INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER', flanked at left and right by oval guilloche medallions each bearing the denomination numeral '50'. Below the vignette, the full bank title 'THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LONDON & CHINA' heads the promise-to-pay text in italic script, committing the bank to pay the bearer on demand fifty dollars at its office, with ruled lines at the foot for 'Entd.', 'ACCOUNT', and 'MANAGER'. A green 'SPECIMEN' overprint appears across the lower right portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | HONG KONG BRANCH INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 50 HONG KONG THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LONDON & CHINA Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand at its Office here FIFTY DOLLARS, the equivalent on the Currency of the Island, Value received. By order of the Court of Directors Entd. ACCOUNT MANAGER SPECIMEN |
| Reverse description | No reverse image is available for this note; the reverse design cannot be confirmed without a catalog reference or image. |
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