Hong Kong HK&S Bank 20 Dollars 1997 P201 Unc

1997 was the year that Britain handed back Hong Kong to China after its 100-year lease expired. 1997 is also the date these 20 dollars were issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (P201) An impressive lion’s head appears to the right on the front with a view of the built-up area of Hong Kong island in the background. The back features the new Bank Headquarters, the lion statues which were found in front of the old HQ, and a view of the famous Star Ferry, a familiar sight plying its route across the Hong Kong Harbour from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island. Uncirculated.