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25 Cents
| Uitgever | Sarawak Government Treasury |
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| Jaar | 1919 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Dollar (1868-1946) |
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| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
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| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Plain note printed in red-brown on cream paper, with a simple rectangular border of ornamental guilloche scrollwork. The central text area carries the denomination TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in large serif lettering, flanked above by the legal tender notice and issuing authority inscription, and further accompanied by the denomination rendered in Jawi script and Chinese characters. The serial number and date 1st July, 1919 appear in the lower left, with the Treasurer's manuscript signature to the lower right. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Handtekening(en) | George C. Gillan |
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| Opmerkingen |
Sarawak's fractional currency occupied an awkward niche: the territory's coinage was perpetually undersupplied, and low-denomination paper filled the gap in a way that most Southeast Asian administrations avoided. The 1919 series was authorized under the rule of Charles Vyner Brooke, the third and last White Rajah, though the practical machinery of issue ran through the Treasury rather than any central banking structure.
George Gillan served as Treasurer during this period. His signature appears on several denominations across the Brooke-era fractional issues, making signed specimens useful for narrowing issue windows within the broader series.