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| Emittent | Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation |
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| Jahr | 1927-1934 |
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| Nennwert | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Im Umlauf bis | Yes |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Green intaglio print on a fine guilloche underprint. A classical female allegorical figure carrying a floral garland occupies the left vignette, with the bank's arms at top centre. An oval blank medallion appears at right, flanked by Chinese denomination characters. The central text panel carries the promise-to-pay inscription with two manuscript signatures below. |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | 行銀豐匯海上港香 THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Promises to pay the Bearer on demand at its Office here FIFTY DOLLARS or the equivalent in the Currency of the Colony Value received. By Order of the Board of Directors HONG KONG 1st OCTOBER, 1927 CHIEF ACCOUNTANT CHIEF MANAGER 港香 HONGKONG 港香 |
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| Anmerkungen |
Bradbury, Wilkinson's intaglio work for HSBC during this period was among the finest commercial banknote printing produced anywhere in the world, and the quality of impression on P#175 reflects a contract relationship between the bank and that Surrey firm that ran for decades. The $50 denomination placed this note firmly in the commercial and merchant banking tier — not daily wage currency, but the kind of note that moved between trading houses, compradore firms, and accounts settled along the China coast.
Notes from this series are found with a range of branch signatures, and identifying the specific signing combination tightens the date range considerably within the 1927–1934 window. Ink oxidation and paper browning are common; the stock Bradbury Wilkinson used for this series is prone to toning at the edges.