Hong Kong Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation $50 1.10.1930 Pick 175d "Duress Note.". ...

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Hong Kong Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation $50 1.10.1930 Pick 175d "Duress Note."
Despite some minor problems listed on the back of this note pressed into service after the World War II Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, it still faces up well. As these were actual and ready notes printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and sitting in the vaults, any accountant signature would have made them seem valid. In fact, there are at least three different chief accountants who signed this denomination. The Japanese occupation pressed these "duress notes" into public use and they were also used to buy strategic goods in nearby neutral Macau. As these notes were feared at first to have only a limited exchange period after the war, the majority were quickly redeemed, leaving few larger denominations such as this $50 still in private hands. The serial numbers for $50 denomination "duress notes" are B350,001 through B550,000. This $50 has serial number B367,497. PMG Very Fine 20 Net, edge & internal damage, rust.

1930年香港上海匯豐銀行伍拾圓。迫簽票。
日軍佔領期間發行。該批為當年由Bradbury Wilinson預備的實鈔，只要有任何會計師簽名便變成有效。事實上，有超過三位會計師的簽署了這面值的鈔票。日本佔領時推出公眾使用。由於擔心戰後該批鈔票不能兌換，絕大多數高面值鈔票已被兌換，使存世票比較稀少。此枚序號B367,497，色相良好，圖案精美，邊緣及中心位於少許磨損。PMG Very Fine 20 Net。


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