One (1) 5 dollar note
The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Shanghai, China, 1923
Obverse Image: Denomination at center and to sides, Coat of Arms at top.
Obverse Text: 5 / HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE / DIEU ET MON DROIT / 5 / NO. 754196 / NO. 754196 / THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION / 伍圓 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / FIVE DOLLARS LOCAL CURRENCY / AT ITS OFFICE HERE VALUE RECEIVED / 伍圓 / SHANGHAI / 1ST MARCH 1923. / BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. / ACCT. / MANAGER. / 5 / 海上 / SHANGHAI / 海上 / 5 / BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. LD. ENGRAVERS, LONDON.
Reverse Image: Allegorical depiction of "Agriculture" as a woman gathering wheat with two cherubs to her sides gathering wheat and fruits, name of bank above and below.
Reverse Text: 5 / THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI / 5 / 5 / BANKING CORPORATION. / 5 / BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. LD. ENGRAVERS, LONDON.
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