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1 Dollar
| Issuer | Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo |
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| Year | 1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of a traditional sailing proa to the left, set against a calm sea. A large star-shaped guilloche medallion occupies the centre, with the denomination ONE DOLLAR in bold letterpress to the right. Bilingual inscriptions appear in English and Jawi script, with the date 1ST MARCH 1959 along the lower margin and the issuing authority title across the top. |
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| Obverse lettering | BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY MALAYA AND BRITISH BORNEO THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ONE DOLLAR IN THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA, SINGAPORE, SARAWAK, NORTH BORNEO AND BRUNEI سَاتُو رِڠِيت 1ST MARCH 1959 PRINTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSIONERS WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED LONDON |
| Reverse description | Upper portion carries five heraldic shields representing Brunei, Sarawak, the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, and North Borneo arranged in a row. The lower portion presents a vignette of a traditional fishing boat at sea, rendered in fine intaglio line work against a multicolour guilloche underprint. |
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