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)
渣打銀行(香港)有限公司
(Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited)
Currency - Dollar (HKD)
Below is a full set of five banknotes all printed with the dates of 01.01.2020. These are the first reprints of the 2018 series, and based on my understanding, these are the only reprints in full set since 2018. The designs are the same as the 2018 series, but with new dates and new signatures.
Twenty Dollars
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| Standard Chartered Bank Head Office |
Front - The designs on the front for all the notes are almost the same with the bank's main headquarter office in Hong Kong (Des Voeux, Central). 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), $100 (musical instrument - ruan), $500 (three pentagon objects) and $1000 (flower). 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.
Out of the three commercial banks in Hong Kong, only Standard Chartered Bank has issued a full set with the same dates since 2018. Standard Chartered Bank's banknotes only represent around 10.1% of the total banknotes circulating in Hong Kong, much lower than those issued by The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Bank of China. In view of low circulation, it is not sure if the quantity printed is the same as the two other banks. If this is the case, one would assume that collector values on the Standard Chartered Bank notes would appreciate much faster than the HongKong and Shanghai Bank and the Bank of China. So far, I do not see this happening. Perhaps, they are just the same among of SCB's banknotes in dealers/collectors' hands as those of HSBC and BoC too.
The theme on the back of each note for all three banks are the same, albeit the designs are not the same.
Back - A smiling waiter filling up a tea pot with hot water with a family of three enjoying the yum cha. Chinese lanterns as decorating objects hanging in the restaurant.
Signatures
Chief Financial Officer - Hau Tee Mann (since April 2017)
Chief Executive - Huen Wai Yi Mary (since March 2017)
Watermark - Bauhinia flower and electrotype 20Dimensions - 144.5mm x 72mm
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| Family having yum cha |
Fifty Dollars
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| Standard Chartered Bank Head Office |
Back - A butterfly feeding on a flower. To the right is a caterpillar (larva), and underneath is a chrysalis (pupa). This is basically featuring a life cycle of a butterfly. The only thing that is missing, I believe, is the egg.
Watermark - Bauhinia flower and electrotype 50
Dimensions - 149.5mm x 74.5mm
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| Butterfly |
One Hundred Dollars
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| Standard Chartered Bank Head Office |
Back - a couple performing Cantonese Opera and in the background is the image of the Xiqu Centre building.
Watermark - Bauhinia flower and electrotype 100
Dimensions - 154mm x 77mm
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| Cantonese Opera actors |
Five Hundred Dollars
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| Standard Chartered Bank Head Office |
Back - Image of the Hexagonal Rock Formation situated in Sai Kung, which is an UNESCO Global Geopark since 2009.
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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| Standard Chartered Bank Head Office |
Back - Hong Kong skyline designed mainly with binary numbers - 0's and 1's.
The image is showing the financial center which is situated on Hong Kong Island. A ferry is crossing the Victoria Harbour.
Watermark - Bauhinia flower and electrotype 1000
Dimensions - 164.5mm x 82.5mm
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| Hong Kong skyline in binary numbers |
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