1940 Purple Malaya King George VI Ten Dollar Currency Banknote

• A/79 080385 For Sale
• This variety of Malaya banknotes is rare.
• It is a 1940 purple Malaya King George VI Ten Dollar banknote.
• An original EF of this note was auctioned for Rm7,560. That was in 2008. See graph above.
  
• This particular King George the VI note fetched RM5,500. Refer http://janicewsy78shop.blogspot.com/2010/02/1940-malaya-king-george-vi-ten-dollar.html

Remarks and Details :

• This note is in VF very fine grade.
• 4 crease or fold lines ; 1 horizontal and the other 3 vertical
• The note is still crisp and strong.
• A minimum of dirt or soiling.
• Never washed.
• No tear and no holes.
• Very minor edge fraying at left bottom corner.
• The other 3 corner edges are still sharp.
  
• Printed by Waterlow and Sons (the preferred printer!)
• Dated 1st January 1940
• Signature: H.Weisberg, Chairman of The Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya
• Serial Number: A/79 080385

Selling Price RM2500.00
(Ringgit Two thousand five hundred only)
(note : this price is indicative and not set in stone. Tell me if it should be less. Or more! Your advice is greatly welcomed and appreciated!)

Graph : Investment Potential

General Information
Banknotes in denominations of 1, 5 and 10 dollar notes were printed in the U.K. for circulation in Malaya in 1940.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_dollar

The Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya commissioned Waterlow and Sons to design and print a new set of bank notes with the portrait of King George 6th., for use in the Straits Settlements and Malaya States.

A set of proofs, printed on watermarked bank note paper and dated 1st. January, 1939 were prepared. The proofs were $1 in Green, $5 in Blue and $10 in Purple. The Proofs were accepted and the bank notes were printed with the 1st. January, 1940 date.

for more details see :-
http://malaysianumis.blogspot.com/2009/08/malaya-1940-10-king-george-vi-purple.html

How To Test For Chemically Washed Banknotes
UV photochromic activator torch report here.
http://malaysianumis.blogspot.com/2009/08/most-important-tool-that-you-must-have.html

To contact me, click on the images of the banknote.
My email contact can then be clearly seen.

• I'm not a collector.
• This note and the other 1953 five dollar note are part of the family heirloom.