HK Government $1 英女皇
Hong Kong Government $1 “Queen” (英女皇)
Pick 324A, the green Elizabeth II Government $1 issued from 1 July 1952 to 1 July 1959. It was the last paper dollar before the cupronickel $1 coin replaced new notes in 1960.
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A guide to the five classic Government of Hong Kong one-dollar notes — from the George V “whiskered man” to Queen Elizabeth II — and the nicknames collectors still use.
HK Government $1 綠皇
Hong Kong Government $1 “Green Emperor” (綠皇)
Pick 324, the dated green George VI $1 known as 綠皇, issued on 9 April 1949 and 1 January 1952 with the signatures of C. G. Fellows and Arthur Grenfell Clarke.
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1940-1941 ND HK Government $1 藍皇
1940–1941 ND Hong Kong Government $1 “Blue Emperor” (藍皇)
Pick 316, the undated blue George VI $1 known as 藍皇. Catalogues use ND (1940–1941), while Hong Kong historical accounts describe the blue note as a 1945 postwar issue.
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1936 ND HK Government $1 紫皇
1936 ND Hong Kong Government $1 “Purple Emperor” (紫皇)
Pick 312, the undated purple George VI Government $1 known as 紫皇. Catalogues label it ND (1936), while museum history places George VI notes in circulation from 1939.
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1935 ND HK Government $1 鬍鬚佬
1935 ND Hong Kong Government $1 “Whiskered Man” (鬍鬚佬)
Pick 311, the first Government of Hong Kong $1 note, issued on 12 November 1935 after Hong Kong left the silver standard. Its bearded George V portrait inspired the nickname 鬍鬚佬.
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