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Auction: CSS57B - Banknotes, Bonds & Shares and Coins of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1157

The Chartered bank of India, Australia and China, $10, uniface obverse and reverse archival photograph of an unadopted design, handwritten date '25.7.29', profile of Mercury at upper left, allegorical maiden at right, manuscript signature of Ferguson, the reverse shows Mercury at upper right, Bank building at centre.


PMG 63NET Choice Uncirculated (Card Stock Corner Damage). 1929 was the last date in which the large sized $10's were issued. The Bank was looking to change to banknote design and size and commissioned different printers' to do this. This design was produced by Bradbury and Wilkinson which is very important as Waterlow and Sons had been printing for the Bank from 1912 and continued to do so until at least 1956. This is the only evidence to date of Bradbury doing any work for the Chartered Bank before 1959. Markedly different to Roman Soldier series which was issued in 1931. Unique and important


1929年印度新金山中國渣打銀行10元正反面檔案照片，未經採納之設計，手寫日期25.7.29，PMG 63NET，角有損，1929年為大面積10元鈔票最後發行年份，銀行想改變鈔票的設計及尺寸，並為此委託不同的印刷商，本設計由Bradbury和Wilkinson製作，這非常重要，因為華德路從1912年開始便為銀行印刷鈔票，直至1956年，這是1959年前Bradbury唯一為渣打銀行提供服務之證明，本設計與1931年發行的「羅馬兵」系列大相逕庭，珍罕至極，意義非凡

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HK$20,000

Starting price
HK$20000