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Auction: CSS78D - The Numismatic Collectors' Series sale - Hong Kong and World Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 5867

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, $500, 1.7.1937, serial number C256193, handsigned at lower left,
(Pick 179a), PMG 35EPQ Choice Very Fine. A truly spectacular note in many ways: the rarest of the three dates with double handsigned signatures, numerically the third highest grade for this subtype (1 in PMG 40 and 1 in PMG 50) and the ONLY note with the highly coveted EPQ status out of the 41 notes graded by PMG. Deep rich colours throughout, including the signatures. A superb original note with alluring appeal and a 'must have' note for the connoiseur of vintage Hong Kong banknotes


1937年香港上海匯豐銀行500元,編號C256193,PMG 35EPQ,眾多方面極出眾的一枚:首先,本鈔為同版別之三個年份中擁有雙編號最罕見的版別;分數而言,本鈔為紀錄中第三高分,卻為1935-1937年共41枚送評雙手簽’光頭老‘500元中唯一一枚獲評最高分數之EPQ級;顏色鮮麗明亮,簽名清晰有力,原裝票中的,香港舊鈔藏家必收之選

Sold for
HK$220,000

Starting price
HK$100000