Hong Kong five-cent note

The Hong Kong five-cent note was issued by the government, initially released on 16 October 1941 and printed by Noronha and Company Limited ^[1] to provide small change because of a lack of coinage brought on by the Second World War . The first issue was 48 by 85 mm; the obverse was green with serial numbers of seven numbers with no prefix. This side was mostly in English , except for "Government of Hong Kong" which was also in Chinese. The reverse was blue and the denomination in English and Chinese . After the Japanese take-over of Hong Kong, the issue was replaced by the Japanese military yen .

After the surrender of Japan in 1945, the dollar was reestablished as the currency, a green uniside note with the portrait of the British monarch , and containing no serial numbers was issued; these notes ceased to be issued after 1965.

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• Ma Tak Wo 2004, Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency , Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., LTD Kowloon Hong Kong. ISBN   978-962-85939-3-4