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| Uitgever | The British North Borneo Company |
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| Jaar | 1919-1929 |
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| Vorm | Rectangular |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Printed in green, the note bears the coat of arms of the British North Borneo Company to the left, with the denomination indicated below the arms and the serial number positioned above. The central field carries the issuer's name and value denomination within a promissory text, with a Chinese character inscription for the denomination also present. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is entirely blank, without any printed design, text, or decorative elements. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The British North Borneo Company was a chartered trading company that functioned as a de facto colonial administration, and its currency issues reflect that unusual dual role. The 50 Cents fractional notes of this series were a practical response to chronic small-change shortages in the territory — coinage was perpetually undersupplied relative to the needs of plantation labour payments and local market trade.
The blank reverse is not an omission. It was deliberate policy across the Company's fractional issues, keeping production costs low for denominations that wore out quickly in tropical conditions.