Auction Catalogue

19 June 2026

Starting at 5:00 PM (HKT)

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Asian Banknotes

Crystal Room, Holiday Inn  Golden Mile  Hong Kong

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Lot

№ 153

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To be sold on: 19 June 2026

Estimate: HK$30,000–HK$50,000

This lot is in 10 people's cabinets

Current Bid: HK$28,000

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Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Straits Settlements, $5, Penang, 1875-99, date illegible, serial number 88302, signatures illegible, yellow FIVE colour protector at lower centre, rust damage, corner tip missing, in PMG holder 15, choice fine, an exceptionally rare private bank issue for the Straits Settlements, hardly ever seen in any grade or format, indeed this being the sole PMG-graded example at the time of cataloguing, the note still quite appealing with bold printing throughout, a fantastic survivor
Pick S101, KNB 7 HK$30,000-HK$50,000

This item has been graded by PMG and has been awarded grade 15, choice fine.

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