The Banknotes of Hong Kong

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The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China (1865-1956)

P55c	10 Dollars 18th November, 1941.
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The Chartered Bank (1956-1982)

P69	5 Dollars (1967)
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P70c	10 Dollars (1962-1970)
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P73b	5 Dollars (1975)
Signature titles = Accountant and Chief Manager in Hong Kong. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P74c	10 Dollars 1st January 1977
Signature titles = Accountant and Chief Manager in Hong Kong. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P77	10 Dollars 1st January 1981
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The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (1865-1992)

P172c	1 Dollar 1st June, 1935.
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P173d	5 Dollars 1st April, 1941.
Without serial number on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P173e	5 Dollars 30th March, 1946.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P179e	500 Dollars 11th February, 1968.
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P179Ab	10 Dollars 1st July, 1954.
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P180a	5 Dollars 1st July, 1954.
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P181a	5 Dollars 2nd May, 1959.
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P181c	5 Dollars 20th March, 1968.
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P181e	5 Dollars 13th March, 1972.
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P181e	5 Dollars 31st October, 1972.
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P181f	5 Dollars 31st October, 1973.
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P181f	5 Dollars 31st March, 1975.
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P182a	10 Dollars 21st May, 1959.
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P182e	10 Dollars 1st February, 1965.
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P182f	10 Dollars 27th March, 1969.
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P182g	10 Dollars 31st March, 1976.
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P182h	10 Dollars 31st March, 1978.
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P182j	10 Dollars 31st March, 1983.
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P183c	100 Dollars 13th March, 1972.
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P184g	50 Dollars 31st March, 1981.
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P187d	100 Dollars 31st March 1983.
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P191a	10 Dollars 1st January 1986
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P191b	10 Dollars 1st January 1988
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P191c	10 Dollars 1st January 1991
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P191c	10 Dollars 1st January 1992
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P192c	20 Dollars 1st January 1989
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P198	100 Dollars 1st January 1991
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The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (1993-present)

P201b	20 Hongkong Dollars 1st January 1995
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P201d	20 Hongkong Dollars 1st January 1998
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P201d	20 Hongkong Dollars 1st January 2002
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P202b	50 Hongkong Dollars 1st January 1995
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P202e	50 Hongkong Dollars 1st January 2002
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P203b	100 Hongkong Dollars 1st January 1997
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P203e	100 Hongkong Dollars 1st January 2002
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P204e	500 Hongkong Dollars 1st January 2002
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P207a	20 Hong Kong Dollars 1 July 2003
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P208a	50 Hong Kong Dollars 1 July 2003
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P209a	100 Hong Kong Dollars 1 July 2003
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Mercantile Bank Limited (1964-1974)

P245	100 Dollars 4th Nov., 1974.
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Standard Chartered Bank (1985-present)

P278b	10 Dollars 1st January 1989
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P284a	10 Dollars 1st January 1993
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P284b	10 Dollars 1st January 1995
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P285b	20 Dollars 1st January 1994
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P285c	20 Dollars 1st January 1998
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P285d	20 Dollars 1st January 2002
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P286a	50 Dollars 1st January 1993
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P286c	50 Dollars 1st January 1998
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P287b	100 Dollars 1st January 1997
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P288b	500 Dollars 1st January 1994
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P291	20 Hong Kong Dollars 1 July 2003
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P293	100 Hong Kong Dollars 1 July 2003
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P294	500 Hong Kong Dollars 1 July 2003
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Government of Hongkong (1935-1965)

P311	1 Dollar (1935)
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P312	1 Dollar (1936)
Purple. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P313a	1 Cent (1941)
Serial number prefix = A. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P313b	1 Cent (1941)
Serial number prefix = B. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P315a	10 Cents (1941)
Without serial number prefix letter. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P315b	10 Cents (1941)
Serial number prefix = A. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P316	1 Dollar (1940-1941)
Blue. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P321	1 Cent (1945)		Uniface
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P322	5 Cents (1945)
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P323	10 Cents (1945)		Uniface
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P324a	1 Dollar 9th April 1949
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P324Aa	1 Dollar 1st July 1952
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P324Aa	1 Dollar 1st July 1954
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P324Aa	1 Dollar 1st July 1955
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P324Ab	1 Dollar 1st July 1959
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P325a	1 Cent (1961-1971)		Uniface
Signature 1. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P325b	1 Cent (1971-1981)		Uniface
Signature 2. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P325c	1 Cent (1981-1986)
Signature 3. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P326	5 Cents (1961-1965)
Signature 1. Images courtesy Tristan White

P327	10 Cents (1961-1965)		Uniface
Signature 1. Images courtesy Ron Wise

Bank of China (1994-present)

P329	20 Hong Kong Dollars 1st May 1994
Images courtesy Tristan White

P329	20 Hong Kong Dollars 1st January 1998
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P331	100 Hong Kong Dollars 1st January 2000
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P332	500 Hong Kong Dollars 1st January 1999
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P335	20 Hong Kong Dollars 1st July 2003
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P336	50 Hong Kong Dollars 1st January 2005
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P337	100 Hong Kong Dollars 1st January 2005
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P339	1000 Dollars 1st July 2003
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2002-present)

P400	10 Hong Kong Dollars 1st July 2002
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P400	10 Hong Kong Dollars 1st January 2003
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