1938 Five Dollars($5) Sarawak Bank Note

Posted by slang on December 31, 2008

This is a $5 Sarawak Bank Note issued 1/1/1938. Details of the note are as follows:

• the printer is Bradbury Wilkinson & Son, London
• the size of this note is 144mmx96mm

On the front of this note:

Within a patterned border which has the bust of Rajah Charles Vyner Brook in the top right-hand corner, the value in the top left and bottom right-hand corners, and the State Arms in the bottom left corner: “THE GOVERNMENT OF SARAWAK/Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand/at Kuchin/FIVE DOLLARS/local currency for value received”. Below this the printed date serial number and facsimile signature of the Treasurer, H.M.Calvert.

On the back:

An ornamental panel containing the value “5/DOLLARS”. Above this ” THE GOVERNMENT OF” and below it ‘SARAWAK”

The colour is light and dark brown on white paper, the serial numbers, date and signature all in black.

The quantity printed was 500,000 notes.

[Note that in the earlier issue of 1/7/1929 the treasurer is A.A. Rennie.]
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1935 One Dollar($1) Sarawak Bank Note

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This is a $1 Sarawak Bank Note issued 1/1/1935. Details of the note are as follows:

• the printer is Bradbury Wilkinson & Son, London
• the size of this note is 131mmx83mm
• there is another year in issue re: 1/1/1940 ( there is another earlier issue dated 1/7/1929:color-purple on white paper)

On the front of this note:

Within a patterned border which contains at the bottom the value in Jawi Script and Chinese characters:”THE GOVERNMENT/OF/SARAWAK/Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand at/Kuching/ONE DOLLAR/local currency for value received”. To the left of this the printed date 1/1/1935 and a picture of palm trees; below it the serial numbers and the signatue of the Treasurer of Sarawak,E.Parnell ( for year 1940-treasurer: B.A. Trenchman) and to the right is the bust of the Rajah, Charles Vyner Brooke. facing left

On the back:

In the centre, the State Arms with “THE GOVERNMENT OF/SARAWAK” below it. The value “1″ in words and figures, in English(ONE) on the left and in romanised Malay(SATU) on the right.

Color: Green on white paper, with black serial numbers and signature

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