HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION 5 DOLLAR BANKNOTE 1973 SERIAL NUMBER 251707FK
A vintage brown coloured paper Hong Kong 5 Dollars Banknote issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC).
Issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II dated October 31, 1973. The main obverse design is classic colonial with an allegorical seated woman on the right and the British-era corporate crest in the centre. The reverse design is an engraving of the third HSBC headquarters building in Central, Hong Kong, beneath a winged female angel holding a trumpet. Watermark & Specs: Features a watermark of a helmeted warrior's head in profile alongside the number 5, the note was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.
Condition: Very lightly circulated condition. The pictures refer.
Issuer: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
Denomination & Date: $5.00 (Five Dollars) 1973
Designer/Printers: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.
In 1976 this denomination was demonetized, withdrawn from circulation and replaced by a coin.