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Obverse Description
Chinese and English text; allegorical woman standing with shields, staff, pennant, laurels, bale, smokestack, and sailing ship; bank initials
Reverse Description
Chinese and English text; aerial view of modern, developed Hong Kong harbor
Catalog Information
GSID:
108529
Variety:
Diagonal black SPECIMEN ovpt
BNB #:
B244as2
Pick #:
P245
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Bank Note Value History
Diagonal black SPECIMEN ovpt
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Banknote Book (CPG) Values
3rd January 1958 Sig 1: Lamb/Liddle 5,000 notes
Worth: $1,300 – $5,200
12th August 1958 Sig 2: Ritchie/Tait 5,000 notes
Worth: $1,300 – $5,200
26th May 1959 5,000 notes
Worth: $1,300 – $5,200
20th September 1960 Sig 3: Graham/Tait 5,000 notes
Worth: $1,350 – $5,300
6th December 1960 Sig 4: McKnight/Smith 5,000 notes
Worth: $1,350 – $5,300
Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts
Two diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED ovpts
26TH May, 1959 Sig 2: Ritchie/Tait 1,000 notes
Worth: $11,000 – $44,800
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt
Brown (front) and green (back)
Worth: $32,000 – $32,000
28TH JULY, 1964 Sig 5: Fitzpatrick/Talt Prefix A 40,000 notes
Worth: $300 – $4,600
5TH OCTOBER, 1965 Sig 6: Marshall/Fitzpatrick 300,000 notes
Worth: $80 – $1,300
27TH JULY, 1968 150,000 notes
Worth: $50 – $800
16TH APRIL, 1970 Sig 7: Chapman/Wilson 300,000 notes
Worth: $50 – $800
1ST NOVEMBER 1973 Sig 8: Boag/Wilson 200,000 notes
Worth: $50 – $800
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