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| Issuer | Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse lettering | $ 500 INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER SINGAPORE THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand at its OFFICE here FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS or the equivalent in the currency of the Island. Value received. BY ORDER OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS SPECIMEN W.W. SPRAGUE & Co. LONDON Entd. Acct. MANAGER |
| Reverse description | Entirely in green letterpress print, with an ornate symmetrical guilloche framework enclosing a central oval cartouche bearing the bank name. Denomination numeral "500" appears in each corner, and "FIVE HUNDRED" is repeated horizontally along the top, bottom, and side borders. |
| Reverse lettering | 500 FIVE HUNDRED THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA FIVE HUNDRED |
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