Catalog
| Issuer | Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Size | 163 x 95 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George VI in military uniform within an ornate guilloche medallion at right, with the denomination numeral '50' set within a scalloped vignette at left. The date '1st January 1942' appears at lower left, and Jawi script inscriptions are present at upper left and lower right. A circular underprint rosette occupies the centre, with the chairman's signature and title printed below right. |
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| Reverse description | The arms of the Straits Settlements and the principal Malay States — including Trengganu, Kedah, Kelantan, Johore, Perlis, Brunei, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, and Negri Sembilan — arranged in a composite heraldic vignette. The design is rendered in blue intaglio on a lightly tinted guilloche underprint, with the issuing authority's name inscribed across the top. |
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| Signature(s) | Muecberg (Chairman of the Commissioners) |
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