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| Issuer | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation |
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| Year | 1985-1992 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in purple and mauve tones, the obverse carries the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom as a central left vignette, rendered in fine intaglio engraving with a lion and unicorn as supporters above the motto ribbon. To the right, the denomination 'FIFTY DOLLARS' is set in large letterpress text over an elliptical guilloche underprint, accompanied by the promise-to-pay clause, issue date, and the facsimile signature of the General Manager. The issuer's name appears in both Chinese characters (香港上海匯豐銀行) and English across the top header band, with the numeral '50' in corner cartouches and Chinese denomination character 伍拾 at lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
| Protection description | the HSBC lion's head visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note |
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