Description:
Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), this 100 Dollars banknote from 1998 belongs to the 1993–2002 series. It reflects Hong Kong’s financial stability and British-influenced banking tradition during the post-handover era.
The obverse features the iconic HSBC lion statue, one of the two bronze lions that guard the HSBC headquarters in Central, symbolizing power and prosperity. The note includes bilingual inscriptions (English and Chinese), ornate guilloche patterns, and advanced anti-counterfeiting elements for its time.
The reverse depicts the HSBC Headquarters Building in Central District, one of Hong Kong’s most recognizable landmarks, designed by Norman Foster. The architectural style represents innovation and transparency, both core to Hong Kong’s banking legacy.
Issuer: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)
Denomination: 100 Dollars
Year: 1998
Dimensions: Approx. 153 × 76 mm
Material: Paper
Watermark: HSBC lion head
Security features: Metallic security thread, watermark, microprinting, latent image, color-shifting ink
Obverse
Lion’s head at left, city view in underprint at center.
Lettering:
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
香港上海匯豐銀行有限公司
Promises to pay the bearer on demand at its Office here
ONE HUNDRED
HONGKONG DOLLARS
憑票即付
港幣壹佰元
承董事會命
By order of the Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
執行董事
HONGKONG 1st JANUARY 1993
香港一九九三年一月一日
Reverse
Bronze lion statues either side of the HSBC office headquarters. Tiger Balm Garden pagoda at right.
Lettering:
100 壹佰
香港上海匯豐銀行股份有限公司
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED
Watermark
Lion’s head.
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) |
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-1997) |
| Period | Special Administrative Region (1997-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1993-2002 |
| Value | 100 Dollars (100 HKD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1863-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 154 × 77 mm |
