...Hong Kong, HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation - 2023 Reprints Of $20, $50, $100 And $500

區政行別特港香國和共民人華中

(Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)

 

司公限有行銀豐滙海上國中

(HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

Currency - Dollar (HKD)

 

Here are the three reprinted banknotes of $20, $50 and $500, all printed with the date of 01.01.2023. This series was first introduced in 2018, and since then few reprints have been released in 2020, 2022, and now 2023. The initial release for the 2018 series was in full set of five notes, but since then only odd notes were reprinted for the 2020 (four notes), 2022 (one note) and 2023 dated (three) notes.

 

There are no changes to the designs except for the new date of 01.01.2023 and new signatures. So far, these are the only two banknotes that have been sighted and it is not sure if other denominations have been printed and waiting to be released.

Twenty Dollars

 

Co-Chief Executive - David Yi Chien Liao

Co-Chief Executive - Surendranath Ravi Rosha

Watermarks - A bauhinia flower and electrotype 20

Dimensions - 144mm x 72mm

 

Front - The main feature on the front design on all the notes is the Lion head (Stitt) sculpture which is stationed outside the bank's headquarter in Hong Kong. The lion sculptures have been a distinctive landmark in its own right in Hong Kong, Shanghai and London offices as well. To the local in Hong Kong, HSBC is also sometime referred to as the Lion Bank 獅子銀行, because of the lion sculptures.

 

Back - A family of five enjoying their yum cha at a restaurant. The scene depicts  a family of five in three generations, presumably showing a granddaughter about to pour tea for her grandfather. The theme is "Tea Gathering" (一家茶敍).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fifty Dollars

 

Co-Chief Executive - David Yi Chien Liao

Co-Chief Executive - Surendranath Ravi Rosha

Watermarks - A bauhinia flower and electrotype 50

Dimensions - 149mm x 75mm

 

Front - The main feature on the front design on all the notes is the Lion head (Stitt) sculpture which is stationed outside the bank's headquarter in Hong Kong. The lion sculptures have been a distinctive landmark in its own right in Hong Kong, Shanghai and London offices as well. To the local in Hong Kong, HSBC is also sometime referred to as the Lion Bank 獅子銀行, because of the lion sculptures.

 

Back - A butterfly resting on top of a hibiscus flower. Theme - Hong Kong butterfly and flowers (蝶舞花間).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Hundred Dollars

 

Co-Chief Executive - David Yi Chien Liao

Co-Chief Executive - Surendranath Ravi Rosha

Watermarks - A bauhinia flower and electrotype 100

Dimensions - 153mm x 76.5mm

 

Front - The design on the front for this note is the same as the note first issued in 2018. 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, this note is printed with a dynamic shimmering pattern (Chinese musical instrument - ruan) in green and when the note is tilted, a ring appearing in a lighter green colour moves around as well. A Windowed Metallic Thread is also incorporated on the note, and when the note is tilted, the large and small rings on the metallic thread move correspondingly.

  

Back - a couple performing Cantonese Opera and in the background is the image of a Chinese pavilion and a garden bridge.

  

 

 

 

Five Hundred Dollars

 

Co-Chief Executive - David Yi Chien Liao

Co-Chief Executive - Surendranath Ravi Rosha

Watermarks - A bauhinia flower and electrotype 500

Dimensions - 159mm x 80mm

 

Front - The main feature on the front design on all the notes is the Lion head (Stitt) sculpture which is stationed outside the bank's headquarter in Hong Kong. The lion sculptures have been a distinctive landmark in its own right in Hong Kong, Shanghai and London offices as well. To the local in Hong Kong, HSBC is also sometime referred to as the Lion Bank 獅子銀行, because of the lion sculptures.

Back - Natural Scenery theme with the image of the Hexagonal Rock Columns situated at the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark in the eastern and northeastern New Territories. Theme - Hexagonal Rock Columns (六角岩柱).