中華人民共和國香港特別行政區
(Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)
(Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)
香港上海滙豐銀行有限公司
(The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited - HSBC)
Currency - Dollar (HKD)
Below are four banknotes all printed with the dates of 01.01.2020. These are the first reprints of the 2018 series. The four notes are $20, $50, $500 and $1000. The $100 note was not issued for this given year. The designs are the same as the 2018 series, but with new dates.
The designs on the front for all the notes are almost the same with the image of the Lion head sculpture, albeit facing different directors printed on each note. The nickname for this lion is called Stitt. The lion sculptures (Stitt and Stephen) have been a distinctive landmark in their own right in Hong Kong, Shanghai and London offices as well. The nicknames were named after two former employees of the bank. To the local in Hong Kong, HSBC is also sometime referred to as the Lion Bank 獅子銀行, because of the two lion sculptures. The silhouette of the bank's head office building is printed to the left of the Lion's head.
On the top right hand corner, each note is printed with a dynamic shimmering pattern in green and when the note is tilted, a ring appearing in a lighter green colour moves around as well. The dynamic shimmering patterns on the notes are - $20 (two leaves), $50 (butterfly), $500 (three pentagon objects) and $1000 (flower). A Windowed is also incorporated on the note, and when the note is tilted, the large and small rings on the metallic thread move correspondingly.
Out of the three commercial banks in Hong Kong, HSBC has the highest banknotes circulating in the territory, representing around 56% of the total banknotes in Hong Kong.
The theme on the back of each note for all three banks are the same, albeit the designs are not the same.
Signature
Peter Wong Tung-Shun 王冬勝 (Chief Executive).
Twenty Dollars
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| Lion Head - Stitt |
Back - A smiling waiter filling up a tea pot with hot water with a family of three enjoying their yum cha. Chinese lanterns as decorating objects hanging in the restaurant.
Watermark - Bauhinia flower and electrotype 20
Dimensions - 143mm x 71mm
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| Family enjoying Yum-Cha |
Fifty Dollars
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| Lion Head - Stitt |
Back
- A butterfly flying over some hibiscus followers
Watermark - Bauhinia flower and electrotype 50
Dimensions - 149.5mm x 74.5mm
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| Butterfly |
One Hundred Dollars - Not issued.
Five Hundred Dollars
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| Lion Head - Stitt |
Back - Image of the Hexagonal Rock Columns believed to be situated in Sai Kung, which is an UNESCO Global Geopark since 2009. Two hikers admiring the view of the Hexagonal Rock Columns.
Watermark - Bauhinia flower and electrotype 500
Dimensions - 159mm x 79.5mm
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| Hexagonal Rock Formation |
One Thousand Dollars
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| Lion Head - Stitt |
Back - A bird-eye view of the Hong Kong skyline of the financial center which is situated on Hong Kong Island. In the background, is the view of
Kowloon main business district.
Watermark - Bauhinia flower and electrotype 1000
Dimensions - 164mm x 82.5mm
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| Hong Kong skyline of the financial center |
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