50 Dollars Mercantile Bank

Issuer Hong Kong (China)
Year 1935-1941
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 50 Dollars
Currency Dollar (1863-date)
Composition Paper
Size 195 × 114 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom (1810-1961)
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#240
Obverse description Brown border design and dark blue central printing on multicolour underprint. Right-facing bust of a man at left, denomination and guilloches at centre, watermark window at right. Two signatures and printer at bottom.
Obverse lettering 50 DOLLARS 香港有利银行 50 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand at its Office here №. 58029 50 FIFTY DOLLARS OR THE EQUIVALENT IN THE CURRENCY OF THE ISLAND. VALUE RECEIVED. HONGKONG, 1st July, 1935. №. 58029 Entᵈ. ACCOUNTᵀ MANAGER 50 伍拾員 50 WATERLOW & SONS LD. LONDON WALL, LONDON.
Reverse description Brown design and border on multicolour underprint. Watermark window at left, hillside temple at centre, denomination in Chinese at right. Bank name in English at top, denomination in English and printer at bottom.
Reverse lettering 50 50 №. 58029 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED 50 伍拾員 №. 58029 50 FIFTY DOLLARS 50 WATERLOW & SONS LD. LONDON WALL, LONDON.
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Male bust facing left.
Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 4814421900
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