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Auction: 16011 - Banknotes, Bonds and Share Certificates and Coins of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1201B

The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, archival photgraphic proofs for $100 and $500, c.1927, uniface obverse and reverse pairs, both showing unissued designs. The $100 shows a blacksmith forging a sword at centre, and the $500 features a warrior maiden holding shield and spear at left, the reverse of both is also an unissued design showing the Hong Kong skyline in the 1920's,
a fascinating unissued pair (2 pairs in total)

Sold for
HK$4,500