Hong Kong banknotes

In Hong Kong, the central bank does not issue currency: three commercial banks do. HSBC, Standard Chartered, and the Bank of China each print their own dollars, with completely different designs, and all three circulate at the same time.

Three versions of the same banknote

This means that the $100 bill exists in three simultaneous designs, each with its own iconography: the HSBC lions, the mythical animals of Standard Chartered, and the landscapes of the Bank of China. Collecting the same face value in all three versions is a classic exercise in this branch of numismatics.

A historical detail

HSBC has been issuing currency since 1865, making Hong Kong one of the longest-running commercial note-issuing regions in the world. Issues prior to 1997 bear the British effigy and have been a closed chapter since the handover to China.

What you will find here

Hong Kong dollars with Pick references and real condition. It shares the multi-issuer logic with Scotland, and proximity to Macau.

Shipping

Protected and tracked from Spain.

Discover more banknotes from the region in Asian Banknotes.