PCGS grade VERY FINE 25
Pick# 180a KNB 61g 1946 HK$5 – Hong Kong at Date Divided
Serial # V63L039 Printer: BWC Queen Elizabeth II
Wmk: Helmeted Warrior’s Head
This 1957 $5 Hong Kong banknote featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the front side was issued during a time of change and transition in Hong Kong. Backside with The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.
During this time, Hong Kong was undergoing significant economic growth and development, and the territory was becoming a major financial and economic hub in the Asia-Pacific region. In fact, the $5 worth a lot at that period as of the very low laborrate at this period.
This 1959 $5 Hong Kong banknote is a valuable collector's item, appreciated for its historical significance and rarity. It provides a glimpse into the British Colonial history of Hong Kong and its monetary system during a specific time in its history.