Double Your Money??



The Straits Times dated 2 March 1954

   I wonder if anyone has tried to cash this type of split money, can it be done with present day note?
                           'Free board and lodging' will be provided................... if caught! ;-)

The Straits Times dated 10 Sept 1945

The following King George VI banknotes were acquired mainly from auctions and overseas dealers of which one was my very first piece bought on 17 June 1978 and it cost me S$4.50, how I wish that I had bought more at that time.

                         Set of running numbers bought 'donkey' years back from a RARE good and honest part time local dealer.

                                            PDJ, I'm sure you know who you know are!

                            Could this piece be considered as Radar numbers? Nice Prefix though!

         This printing of this note is off centre, thereby leaving a wider than usual margin on the left.

This note's serial numbers has been printed out of alignment, touching the King's vignette and also the lower border surrounding the BCCM name.

Ahhhhh! at last a normal standard piece :)

Money Face we've heard!,,,,,,,..but moneyQueen??

             This article appeared in The Straits Times dated 11th March 1952.




The Straits Times 30th Jan 1954

 


The Straits Times 8th April 1954





 



According to the Straits Times article(8 April) mentioned above, it was implied that the colour of the new $100 currency note is predominantly blue. I wonder????



I wonder then what is the predominantly colour of the $50 note?

The Straits Times 8th Dec 1954

One of my favourite sets, although the condition leaves much to be desired.

 



The Straits Times 23 Aug 1955

  
 





The Straits Times 23 Aug 1955





 

This series will be the last the British Monarchy will ever be featured in any of the Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore currency notes.

The Unique Buffalo or Duit Kerbau 1961 $10

The Straits Times 22 Nov 1960

Apparently, the Commissioners decided to issue only the $10 denomination after the $1 series.

The Straits Times 27 Nov 1961

The Straits Times 28 Nov 1961

The common small 'A' prefixes

                                  

The scarce large 'A' prefix      

                                                                  The rare 'B' prefix

I understand that after these series were demonetised, the local population uses them to burn as monetary offerings during the Chinese Seven Month festival and funerals. Hence, their rarity and the high prices that these notes can command.

(Malaya) New $1notes - minus the Queen's head

Can you imagine this was the headlines published on the front page of the local newspaper, The Straits Times , dated Tuesday May 26, 1959.

How crude!...................appropriately should have been 'minus the Queen's portrait'. Probably still suffering from the effects of the resentment of British rule and post-independence euphoria......

          Happy Independence Day to my fellow Malaysian Collectors and Friends!

Although the note is dated 1st March 1959, it was released to the Malayan public only in June of the same year.This note is one of the first series printed by Waterlow & Sons.

This is the reverse side of the same note.

 Termite eaten note with unique serial numbers.

                          My last A prefix piece of the Waterlow & Sons series.


In the same year, a similar design banknote was printed by another engraver Thomas de la Rue and subsequently issued to the Malayan public.

This pair of the later series MBB notes by Thomas de la Rue has a stuck digit error.

                            B prefixes of the Thomas de la Rue notes

According to a certain Malaysian publisher the prefixes of the Thomas de la Rue notes also starts with prefix A.
Can anyone confirm that this is correct?


About six months after the initial issue, The Straits Times dated December 27, 1959 published this report:

               Subsequently, more forgeries were discovered and reported in the press.

The following are some of the notes:

A modern day reproduction issued by Moneyworld during one of it's exhibitions. As good as the real thing, can you spot the difference?

Two of Malaya's Fractional Banknotes

These fractional banknotes were originally approved by the Board of Comissioners of Currency, printed in 1941 with further printings in 1943/44, held by the War Office and subsequently issued at the time of re-occupation.

                                                  Common Variety

Scarce Variety

They were also very unpopular with the Malayan people and prompted statement from the CCO, and a publication of this article from The Straits Times dated 3rd December 1949:                                

The 1 cent note was not the only unpopular one, the other low fractional was also the 10 cents note.

After reading this Straits Times article dated 10th December 1947, I wonder whether some of people still practise the water treament process? I shiver at such a thought that we as collectors sometimes smell old banknote. (Shiok lah! Wangi betul lah!)

                                                      Common Variety

                                   Common Variety but with rich inking of the central ornamental.

                             Common Variety but with light inking of the central ornamental.

                                                  Scarce Variety type II

Scarce Variety type III




By the way, only the Malayan low fractional banknotes 1cent, 5 cents & 10 cents are UNIFACE.
Why?