Who is on the money in Hong Kong?

HK$20: Varies by issuing bank; the 2018 series theme is tea culture. HK$50: Butterflies. HK$100: Cantonese opera. HK$500: The geopark. HK$1,000: Hong Kong as a financial centre.

What is on the money in Hong Kong?

The money in Hong Kong

Hong Kong dollar (HKD, HK$)

5 denominations in issue · Some polymer, some paper

Three commercial banks issue Hong Kong's notes — HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China (Hong Kong) — so every denomination exists in three different designs simultaneously, all legal and all circulating together. The government issues only the HK$10. The 2018 series was the first in which all three banks agreed a shared theme per denomination, so the notes at least look related.

Who and what is on each note

Note	Who or what is on it
HK$20	Varies by issuing bank; the 2018 series theme is tea culture
HK$50	Butterflies
HK$100	Cantonese opera
HK$500	The geopark
HK$1,000	Hong Kong as a financial centre

The unusual part

Three commercial banks issue the currency. Any denomination exists in three different designs at once.

The practical facts

Currency: Hong Kong dollar — ISO code HKD, symbol HK$
Printed on: Some polymer, some paper
Survives a wash?: Not reliably. Paper notes disintegrate when soaked.
Can a blind person tell them apart?: Yes — the denominations differ in size, which is the simplest and most reliable tactile cue there is.
Highest note in issue: HK$1,000 — Hong Kong as a financial centre

This page describes the notes rather than showing them. Reproducing a banknote image is restricted in most jurisdictions, and the restrictions differ between them.

Common questions

Who is on the money in Hong Kong?: HK$20: Varies by issuing bank; the 2018 series theme is tea culture. HK$50: Butterflies. HK$100: Cantonese opera. HK$500: The geopark. HK$1,000: Hong Kong as a financial centre.
Are Hong Kong's banknotes polymer or paper?: Some polymer, some paper.

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Sources

Official vendor product documentation — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked