1929年印度新金山中国渣打银行壹佰圆。样票。(t) HONG KONG (SAR). Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China. 100 Dollars, 2.12.1929. P-52s. KNB37S. Specimen. PMG About Uncirculated 50.
无编号。蓝黑两色，密涅瓦在左，中央银行徽章，右方水印，左下两处打孔注销。红色样张斜角加盖，反面印色相近，中央帆船和舢板，四角为与银行相关之图案。香港纸钞中的和隋之珍，重要性无庸置疑。虽有若干试色样票存世，但原色样票几乎闻所未闻，原色样票实物更首见于世!基本上市场上所有的行钞都是印刷粗糙的老假票，水印位置尤甚。当时市面上赝品横行，致使银行放弃这仅发行数年的设计，更改为后来1934-1956年之“老爷车”壹佰圆设计，本版自然成为令人垂青之珍罕版别。原色样票为大多高阶香港纸钞集藏中从缺的一枚，现为千载难逢的入手良机! PMG备注”鏽渍，有针孔”。Without serial numbers. Blue and black, Minerva at left, Bank arms at centre, watermark at right, two punch hole cancellations at lower left, SPECIMEN printed diagonally in red, reverse in similar colours, junk boat and sampan at centre, the four allegorical symbols of the Banks main office at each corner. <p>Without doubt this is one of the holy grail notes in the whole Hong Kong banknote series. Although a few colour trials exist, true colour specimens outside this note are virtually unheard of, let alone an issued example. Essentially all the issued notes in the market are crudely printed contemporary forgeries, especially the watermark area. The prevalence of contemporary forgeries was the main reason why this design was only issued for a couple years before being changed to the Britannia 100 Dollars of 1934-1956, naturally making this note an extremely rare and coveted type. Notes in these issued colours are missing in many advanced collections of Hong Kong notes and here is a chance to complete you collection! PMG Comments "Rust, Pinholes".
