HONG KONG:LOT of three bank medallions from circa 1950s: Overseas Union Bank Limited (UOB) with 4 Chinese characters in form of cash coin with English bank name and name in Malay Jawi around (duplicated on the reverse) with integral loop and ring (Singapore or Hong Kong branch) S; and Sze Hai Tong (Four Seasons Communications) Bank: 2 tokens, one with S. H. T. / 236 / bank name in 5 Chinese characters pierced and uniface, with numerals in red enamel, and diamond-shaped uniface token with S.H.T. / 5 Chinese character bank name / 218, also with the numerals in red enamel; all three tokens in base metals, average circulated grades, retail value $100, lot of 3 tokens. Overseas Union Bank (OUB), now defunct, was founded in 1947 in Singapore by Lien Ying Chow. It began operations in February 1949 and by the 1980s had grown into one of Singapores "Big Four" local banks. In 2001, OUB was acquired by United Overseas Bank (UOB) in a S$10 billion takeover deal.
