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| The Straits Times 12 Mar 1932 |
The First Series 1.1.1931 with Treasurer Malcolm Bond Shelley signature.
The Fifth Series 1.1.1935 with Treasurer Alexander Sym Small signature.
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| The Straits Times 4 August 1932 |
The First Series 1.1.1931 with Treasurer Malcolm Bond Shelley signature.
The Fourth Series 1.1.1933 with Treasurer Alexander Sym Small signature.
The Fifth Series 1.1.1935 with Treasurer Alexander Sym Small signature.
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| The Straits Times 17 June 1933 |
The Fifth Series 1.1.1935 with Treasurer Alexander Sym Small signature.Treasurers' name corrections courtesy of Mike Prizov & Owen W. Linzmayer
Odd For Thought:
These new series was designed to beat the rampant counterfeiters of the early 1900s.
This article from The Straits Times dated 8 Aug 1933 mentioned also about seeking advice on how to remove the "Specimen" wording that was stamped onto the new $5 note and that they can fill the perforated holes, how naive can people get? If only they knew how expensive and rare specimen notes are!
Back to the original story of counterfeiting, apparently the new series did not even bat an eyelid for the forgers...............
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The Straits Times 6 Sept 1936
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