HONG KONG (SAR). Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. 10 Dollars

1901 'Text Underprint' $10 HONG KONG (SAR). Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. 10 Dollars, 1.1.1901. P-151. KNB39b. PMG Fine 12. Extremely rare 'Text Underprint' $10 dated 1901. This is the second of three dates, 1900, 1901, and 1902, issued for this type, in original, untampered condition with heavy circulation signs, a centre hole, and edge nicks. Brush pen annotations, common for the era, are seen on the reverse. PMG Comments "Ink." This series was a short lived one due to the increasing need for more anti-counterfeiting features, leading to their replacement by the similar looking 'Floral Underprint' series with elaborate lathe work, from 1904. Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000. Provenance: From the Grass Unweeded Collection. 1901年”字底“拾圓 1901年香港上海匯豐銀行拾圓。 極罕見之1901年"字底"拾圓。此版別共發行1900、1901及1902三個年份，此為第二個年份；原裝無改動狀態，具嚴重流通痕跡、中央小孔及紙邊微裂。背面帶有該時代常見的毛筆墨跡。PMG備註"墨跡"。由於防偽需求日益提升，該系列發行時間短暫，並自1904年起被外觀相仿但具繁複機刻雕花花紋的"花底"系列所取代。

Estimate:$1,500

View all items fromStack's BowersorCoins & Banknotes