1937 Ten(10) Dollars, Sarawak Bank Note

Posted by slang on December 31, 2008

This is a ten dollar ($10) 1/6/1937 Sarawak big bank note

Details:

• Size is 158mm x 114mm
• Designed and printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, London
• Colours:Red on white paper, with black serial numbers, date and facsimile signature
• Quantity printed:200,000 notes
• There are three issuane of ten dollars Sarawak notes dated 1/7/1929 (Treasurer: A.A.Rennie) ;1/6/1937(Treasurer:H.H.Calver) and 1/1/1940 (Treasurer:B.A.Trenchman)

On the front we see:

• Within a patterned border “THE GOVERNMENT OF/SARAWAK/Promise to Pay the/Bearer on Demand at Kuching/TEN DOLLARS/local currency for value received”. To the left of this, the State Crest on a background of palm trees and on the right is the bust of the Rajah Charles Vyner Brooke facing to the left
• Signature : treasurer: H.H.Calver

On the back:

• Within an ornamental panel, a picture of the government buildings, with the figures”10″ on either side of it. Abovethe picture “THE/GOVERNMENT/OF” and below it “SARAWAK”

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$10 1/7/1929 Sarawak Bank Note

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$1 1/1/1935 Sarawak Bank Note

10 cent Letter “B” 1/8/1940 Bank Note

Comments

1. Alekzander says:

   June 23, 2010 at 11:30 am

   WoW !!!!!
   Banknotes issued by the Sarawak Government are very rare.
   Sarawak banknotes very difficult to find in High Grade
2. slang says:

   June 24, 2010 at 6:52 pm

   Yep, if you find them mainly F-AVF-VF. Most of them been mended at the edge,etc