tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166561161610368316.post839043977519445445..comments2024-02-19T20:50:13.960+08:00Comments on Odds & Ends of South East Asian Banknotes & Coins: Is a NAME more than just a name................Clementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660968694385374719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166561161610368316.post-82246623075484128452013-11-26T06:40:48.141+08:002013-11-26T06:40:48.141+08:00Hi,
According to The Government Gazette dated 13 F...Hi,<br />According to The Government Gazette dated 13 Feb 1914, Mr Arthur Meek Pountney an Officer Class III of the Civil Service of the Federated Malay States to be Treasurer, Class I of the Civil Service to the Straits Settlements, effective 1 Feb 1914.Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660968694385374719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166561161610368316.post-64357892113128787722013-11-24T22:09:37.331+08:002013-11-24T22:09:37.331+08:00Hi Clement,
Excellent detective work!
I've al...Hi Clement,<br />Excellent detective work!<br /><br />I've always been suspicious of that "Rex Curall" signature. In the 1930s Rex was not a popular name in the UK, except perhaps in Hollywood circles - as in Rex Harrison, the actor. The "Rex" part looked as though it was hiding some combination of initials more typical of a sedate colonial employee of HM Government. Never would have guessed the surname "Small" was hiding behind "Curall" however! <br /><br />As for "Luis" Shelley, I always knew that was incorrect. Luis is not a first name in any British colonial country and simply didn't match the surname. Even I could read it as M.B. Shelley. Cudos to you for finding a news article with the full first name!<br /><br />Now for "LM Lean", or "LM Leau" as it was (even more shockingly) in Tan's catalogue. I must say it was a surprise to see this deciphered as Lachlan McLean. This is a very typical northern Scots name. Very rarely you come across the surname in the form M' Lean. It's unusual, however, to see the Mc abbreviated to an "M."<br /><br />All you need now is to decipher "A.M. Dounting" on the 1925 issued notes, or "A.M. Pountney" according to Tan.... In this case I really don't know which is correct.<br /><br /> Sigismundonoreply@blogger.com