FIAT Money - Memories from the Bank Vault #2 - Hong Kong - 20 Hong Kong Dollars Note
A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart - Jonathan Swift
This is the second post of a series dedicated to banknotes of the World.
After yesterday's stop in the People's Republic of China today we go to Hong Kong.
Please, consider reading this previous post to see a bunch of interesting pictures shot in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong - 20 Hong Kong Dollars Banknote - Front
In this post you see a 20 Hong Kong Dollars banknote. This note belongs to a series issued in 2010. This particular note was issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited while there are other two versions issued by Standard Chartered Bank Limited and Bank of China Limited. Those are the three note-issuing banks in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong - 20 Hong Kong Dollars Banknote - Back
Banknotes belonging to the 2010 series all have many Security Features: Dynamic Colour-changing Pattern, Colour-changing Windowed Metallic Thread, Concealed Denomination (becoming visible when the note is tilted), Iridescent Pattern, Enhanced Watermark, Fluorescent See-through Pattern, Embossed Feel (raised printing).
Several accessibility features were added:
Braille, Tactile lines, High Tactility Numerals.
A note-measuring template was introduced to help the visually impaired.