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500 Dollars Mercantile Bank of India
| Issuer | Mercantile Bank of India Limited |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 500 Dollars 500 HKD = RSD 6482 |
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| Obverse lettering | 香港有利銀行 The Mercantile Bank of India Limited Promises to pay the Bearer on demand at its Office here 500 Five Hundred Dollars or the Equivalent in the Currency of the Island Value Received Hong Kong, 24th August 1948 員佰伍 |
| Reverse description | A large central vignette occupies the left portion of the note, presenting an elaborate Chinese ceremonial gateway (pailou) with multiple arched spans and ornate tiered rooflines, rendered in fine line engraving in blue-green tones. A scalloped oval blank panel occupies the right side, flanked by guilloche scrollwork and corner numerals '500'. The bank title 'THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED' appears at the top, with 'FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS' and Chinese characters 伍佰員 along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | The Mercantile Bank of India Limited Five Hundred Dollars 伍佰員 |
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