1879年印度新金山中国渣打银行5元，编号不能辨认，有虫注及水洗痕迹，及后黏贴在宣纸上，然后重新使用，宣纸上有加盖注销及银行盖印，部分编号被擦走，附信封，附注(中译)：FS 04700" ("00" 被圈起) "香港渣打银行5元，日期1879年1月1日, 会计师J Hay及 经理Arthur Taylor签名，编号难以辨认，Paid Hong. Bank 26/3/90." 获PMG评级6 NET Good, 盖印注销，裱背。已知存世两枚之一，珍罕至极。 The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, $5, 1.1.1879, serial number indistinguishable but stated by Bank to be "FS 04700", Worn and somewhat rough apparently from being washed while in circulation, and subsequently stuck down on rice paper and placed back in circulation."Cancelled" at left and right.With bank stamp of the Hong Kong branch of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank in purple at upper right. The HSBC apparently received this note from a client, stamped it, and sent it to the Chartered for redemption. The serial numbers partly rubbed off.A new design was introduced by the Chartered in 1879 at least for the $5 denomination. Higher denominations for circulation have not been examined and are not recorded in any private collection.Despite its well travelled condition, an important early historical Chartered Bank, Hong Kong, item, of which it appears only two surviving notes represent the entire total in collectors hands.*A Chartered Bank envelope of the period attached to the note reads:"FS 04700" (the "00" circled) "Bank note Chartered Bank Hong. $5 dated 1 Jany 1879, sgd Jas Haycomb -- acct, J. Arthur Taylor, p. Mangr. Number illegible. Paid Hong. Bank 26/3/90 [1890]."(Pick 21b), PMG 6 NET Good (Stamped Cancelled, Backed). One of two notes known to date and thus ultra rare
