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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Red and blue letterpress print with a guilloche border incorporating Chinese script at top and sides. The Royal coat of arms appears as a central vignette at upper centre, flanked by denomination numerals "$20" in red. A large blue underprint reads "TWENTY" diagonally across the face, overlaying the promise-to-pay text. |
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| Obverse lettering | $ 20 INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER SINGAPORE THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand at its OFFICE here TWENTY DOLLARS or the equivalent in the currency of the Island. Value received. BY ORDER OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS SPECIMEN W.W. SPRAGUE & Co. LONDON Entd. Acct. MANAGER |
| Reverse description | Uniface green letterpress print with an intricate guilloche framework. A central oval panel carries the bank name and denomination, flanked by symmetrical ornamental vignettes including a crowned medallion at top centre and animal motifs at the sides. The word "TWENTY" and numerals "20" repeat in each corner within decorative cartouches. |
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