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50 Dollars - George VI

Issuer Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya
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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