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50 Dollars HSBC

Issuer The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Year 2018-2023
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description The obverse is dominated by a large intaglio-printed vignette of the HSBC lion's head in deep green at centre, set against a guilloche underprint in pale green with diagonal red and green bands. At upper left, the bicolour numeral "50" is rendered in red and green with intricate microprint detail, while at upper right a green holographic butterfly motif incorporates the denomination numeral. A vertical windowed security thread with repeating "50" numerals runs along the right-centre field, and the HSBC hexagon logo appears at lower centre.
Obverse lettering THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED 香港上海匯豐銀行有限公司 憑票即付 PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE 港幣伍拾元 FIFTY HONG KONG DOLLARS 承董事會命 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 行政總裁 CHIEF EXECUTIVE 香港 二〇一八年一月一日 HONG KONG 1 JANUARY 2018
Reverse description The reverse carries a large naturalistic vignette of a green-and-white butterfly with wings spread open, perched among red hibiscus blossoms and foliage rendered in a watercolour-style wash across the full note height. At upper right, the bicolour denomination numeral "50" is printed within a diamond guilloche panel in green and red, with a corresponding mirror-image grey numeral at upper left. The HSBC corporate name and logo appear in a solid green band at the foot of the note, beneath which the Chinese and English institutional titles are inscribed.
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