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Auction: CSS62B - THE NUMISMATIC COLLECTORS' SERIES SALE
Lot: 1197

The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, a uniface obverse and reverse printer's model for $5, type of 1911-1922, serial number 0000001, blue, black and yellow-orange, vignette of a sampan and junk boat boat at sea, pagoda by the shoreline, denomination at each corner, bank arms at centre left and '$5' at centre right, the reverse red and black, bank building at centre, allegorical symbols depicting Great Britain, China, India and Australia, similar but obviously different to the issued design, a beautiful work of art by Waterlow and Sons,
(Pick 41 for type), both sides in a PMG slab without a grade. A historically important pair as it can only be the earliest fully drawn printer's design for the 'Scenic' series of 1909/1911/1912 for HSBC, Chartered Bank and The Mercantile Bank. Whilst it is logical to assume multiple printer's models were made for each denomination at each Bank, this is the only one of two known from this period to date. The other one is a uniface obverse design for the 'Spider Web' $500 of 1912 which was sold by Spink China in March 2019 for HKD$660,000 inclusive of the Buyer's Premium and this is a complete pair with the obverse and reverse. A crowning piece in the best of any banknote collection. Unique!


1911-12年印度新金山中國渣打銀行5元正反面設計圖一對,編號0000001,均有PMG封套,無評分,此設計乃1909/1911/1912年匯豐銀行,渣打銀行及有利銀行紙鈔最早之正反面齊全手繪設計稿,足見其無可比擬的歷史價值,一般相信銀行會為各面值鈔票設計多款樣式,但本設計是迄今已知兩款設計之其中一款,另一款設計是1912年「蜘蛛網」500元正面稿,斯賓克於2019年春拍以660,000港元連買家佣金售出,而本品則正反面設計一對,港鈔中的經典逸品,值得珍視

Sold for
HK$450,000

Starting price
HK$250000

Sale CSS62B Notices
Estimate: HK$325,000 - HK$450,000