1880年英商香港上海汇丰银行贰拾伍圆。样票。CHINA--FOREIGN BANKS. Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. 25 Mexican Dollars, Tientsin, ND (ca. 1880). P-S380s. S/N#Y13. Specimen. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.
贰拾伍墨西哥圆，天津，年份......18....，另一枚已知样票年份为1887年。深蓝与粉红样票，背为橙色。粉红色三段式装饰性保护加盖，内含大型数字25，风格与该行于1884年在其他地区首发设计相似。中央雕刻字样为凭票即付执票人墨西哥银圆贰拾伍圆认票即付。此版由伦敦Barclay & Fry印制于无水印钞纸上，可见四个不同角度的细小注销打孔。1887年，天津分行首次发行墨西哥圆票。这也是该机构唯一一次发行墨西哥圆，后续圆票系列似乎仅发行过伍圆。此为一枚品相簇新之重珍，极其罕见和珍贵；民间仅知两枚存世，且在编目时为PMG纪录中的唯一一枚。乔·克里(Joe Cribb)在关于滙丰银行的重要参考著作Money in the Bank中分享了以下背景资料（为清晰起见，略作改写）：华北外商贸易发展滞后，汇丰迟至1881年方于天津设首间分行，继于1885年设北京、1901年设烟台。天津分行设于京津毗邻处以便资金周转，北京分行则为服务首都外侨社群及便利中国官员与政府部门贷款。银行收藏中见1901年伍圆，另有一枚1896年壹圆存私人收藏。除此两枚外，整个系列仅知伍、拾、贰拾伍及伍拾圆的样票。 此钞稀罕性与重要性不言而喻，尤以振奋人心的贰拾伍圆面额为甚。进阶藏家毕生难逢之机，不容错失。同版PMG唯一入评。PMG备注” 打孔注销，曾黏贴”。
25 Mexican Dollars, Tientsin, dated ...... 18...., the other known specimen dated 1887. Specimen in dark blue and pink, the back orange. Decorative three-sectioned protector overprint in pink, incorporating large numerals 25, of similar style to that first introduced by the bank (elsewhere) in 1884. The engraved central panel reads Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand Twenty Five Mexican Dollars at its Office here value received.This type was printed on unwatermarked banknote paper, by Barclay & Fry, London, and is seen with four fine Cancelled perforations at different angles. 1887 saw the first issue of Mexican Dollar notes from the Tientsin branch. This was to be this institutions only issue of Mexican Dollars, and of the subsequent Dollar series, only a five-dollar note was (apparently) issued. Offered here is a lovely fresh note and of the highest rarity and desirability; only two pieces are believed to be known in private hands, and this is the only example in the PMG population report as of the time of cataloging.
Joe Cribb, in the important reference work on HSBC called Money in the Bank shares the following background information (paraphrased for clarity):Foreign trade in the north of China was poorly developed, and it was only in 1881 that the Bank first opened an office there in Tientsin in 1881. This was followed by Peking in 1885 and Chefoo (Yantai) in 1901. The Tientsin branch was opened so that money would be available close to Peking, and the Peking branch itself was opened to provide personal banking services for the foreign community based in the capital and to facilitate loans for Chinese officials and Government Departments. A 1901 five-dollar note is in the Banks Collection, and another 1896 one-dollar note is held in a private collection. Apart from these two notes, only specimen notes of the 5, 10, 25, and 50 Dollars are known for the whole series.</em>The rarity and significance of this note is clear, especially with the exciting $25 denomination. A once in a life time opportunity for the advanced collector, not to be missed. THE SOLE EXAMPLE GRADED BY PMG. PMG Comments Perforation Cancelled. Previously Mounted.
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