Description:
Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in 2018, this 20 Dollars banknote is part of the new polymer-ready series introduced to modernize Hong Kong’s currency with enhanced security and vivid design elements.
The obverse features the iconic HSBC lion statue, a longstanding emblem of strength and trust, rendered in modern graphic style with vibrant blue and green tones. The design includes denomination numerals, bilingual text in English and Chinese, and complex guilloche patterns.
The reverse depicts a view of the Bank of China Tower and the city’s iconic Victoria Harbour, symbolizing Hong Kong’s maritime heritage and its position as a global financial hub.
Issuer: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
Denomination: 20 Dollars
Year: 2018
Dimensions: Approx. 143 × 71 mm
Material: Paper (enhanced security substrate)
Security features: Watermark (HSBC lion head), windowed security thread, color-shifting ink, microtext, see-through register, tactile features
Obverse
Lion statue superimposed upon HSBC headquarters building in background at left, with HSBC logo below. Denomination as registration device at upper left corner. Leaf with 20 in green SPARK orbital at upper right.
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin
Lettering:
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED
香港上海匯豐銀行有限公司
20
憑票即付
PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND
AT ITS OFFICE HERE
港幣貳拾元
TWENTY
HONG KONG DOLLARS
承董事會命
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
行政總裁 CHIEF EXECUTIVE
香港 二〇一八年一月一日
HONG KONG 1 JANUARY 2018
HSBC 20
Reverse
Chinese and English text; young child pouring tea for elder generations at tea gathering (yum cha); HSBC logo
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin
Lettering:
一
家
茶
敍
Tea Gathering
20 HSBC
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED
香港上海匯豐銀行有限公司
Printer
De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
Features
| Issuer | Hong Kong (China) |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) (香港上海滙豐銀行) |
| Period | Special Administrative Region (1997-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 2018-2023 |
| Value | 20 Dollars |
| Currency | Dollar (1863-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 139 × 71 mm |
