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500 Dollars Bank of China
| Issuer | Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited |
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| Year | 2003-2007 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1863-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is centred on a vignette of the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, rendered in intaglio in warm reddish-brown tones against a multicolour guilloche underprint incorporating floral and geometric patterns. The bank's logotype and bilingual issuing authority inscription appear at the upper centre, with the denomination numeral '500' printed in large letterpress at left and lower right. The date of issue, promise-to-pay clause in both Chinese and English, and the Chief Executive's facsimile signature occupy the right-centre field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed intaglio vignette of Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok, with the distinctive curved terminal roof structure and aircraft on the apron rendered in reddish-brown tones. A multicolour guilloche underprint with latent geometric patterning fills the background, while the bilingual bank name appears at the upper centre. The denomination '500' is printed in large numerals at lower left and right, with the Chinese value inscription '港幣伍佰圓' at lower left. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread, Colour-shifting ink |
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