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| Malaya and British Borneo One Thousand Dollar Note 1953 Queen Elizabeth II |
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| The Malaya and British Borneo 1000 dollar , 21 March 1953 |
Malaya and British Borneo One Thousand Dollar Note 1953 Queen Elizabeth II
Malayan and British Borneo Board of Commissioners of Currency
The floral design and portrait vignette of Queen Elizabeth II at right. Cornering patterns with denomination at upper right and lower left. Overprinted specimen diagonally at center with perforation at lower left and blacked out regular issue serial numbers. Back design seen printed in a deep purple color with specimen overprinted again diagonally at center with State emblems of the Federation of Malaya and its constituent components, Singapore, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei - in ornate central guilloche.
Watermark: Roaring lion.
Malaya and British Borneo dollar
1953-1959 Issue - Queen Elizabeth II
One Dollar 5 Dollars 10 Dollars 50 Dollars 100 Dollars
The Malaya and British Borneo dollar was the currency of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, British North Borneo and Brunei from 1953 to 1967. The currency was issued by the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo. Prior to 1952, the board was known as the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya.
All notes bear the date 21 March 1953, and signed by W.C. Taylor, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioner of Currency. The 1, 5 and 10 dollar notes were printed by Waterlow and Sons, the 50 and 100 dollar notes were printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. and the 1,000 and 10,000 dollar notes were printed by Thomas de la Rue & Co. Ltd.. As a safeguard against forgery, a broken security thread and the watermark of a lion's head were incorporated in the paper before printing.