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Auction: CSS103A - World, Macau and Hong Kong Coins and Banknotes
Lot: 194

Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Hong Kong, remainder $500, partial date 190-, no serial numbers, pink and green, no manager signatures, perforated cancelled,
(Pick 40r), At the time of issued, $500 was the equivalent of 390 ounces of silver which was the yearly salary for an average worker in Hong Kong. This example bears the "190" date indicating that this was used before 1910. Currently all other examples known bear the partial "19" date. This was the highest denomination from the Chartered Bank for over 80 years. Iconic note and important for Hong Kong collectors. PMG 50 About Uncirculated, selvage included, cancelled, toning


190-年印度新金山中國匯理銀行伍伯員註銷票，無編號，無簽名，有打孔註銷。其時500元可以兌換390銀両，等如本地人均一年收入，由此可見流通程度不高。所有此版別之500元均印有‘19’開頭的年份，而此票則是唯一印上‘190-’的一枚，萬中無一，亦證明於1910年之前流通，更有歷史意義。香港紙鈔之經典逸品，PMG 50，帶紙邊，被註銷及泛黃

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HK$220,000

Starting price
HK$200000