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10 Dollars - George VI
| Issuer | Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Printer | Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom (1810-1961) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George VI in military uniform at right, set within a guilloche-bordered vignette against a red-toned ground. The denomination "TEN DOLLARS" is rendered in large letterpress at centre, flanked by numeral "10" cartouches at left and lower corners, with Arabic script legend below the English text. Date "1st JULY 1941" and a single manuscript signature of the Chairman of the Board appear at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette composed of the heraldic arms of the Straits Settlements and the associated Malay States — including Trengganu, Kedah, Kelantan, Johore, Perlis, Brunei, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, and Negri Sembilan — arranged in an ornate shield grouping. The surrounding field is filled with fine guilloche underprint work in complementary tones, framed by a decorated border consistent with the issue's intaglio printing style. |
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| Protection description | George VI's portrait visible when held to light |
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