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500 Ringgit
| Issuer | Brunei Currency and Monetary Board |
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| Year | 1989-1992 |
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| Value | 500 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a Padian woman seated beneath a wide conical hat, paddling a traditional wooden boat at Kampong Ayer water village. The numeral 500 appears in ornate form at upper left and lower right corners against a guilloche border with geometric floral motifs in orange and green. The state title NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM is inscribed along the lower margin, with Arabic script and the national arms above the central vignette. |
| Reverse lettering | NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ٥٠٠ نكارا بروني دارالسلام |
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Brunei's Currency and Monetary Board operates under a 1967 Currency Interchangeability Agreement with Singapore, meaning Brunei dollar notes are accepted at par in Singapore and vice versa — an arrangement that has survived both countries' separate monetary policies for over five decades. The 500 Ringgit sits at the high end of a series that saw relatively limited street circulation given Brunei's small population and oil-dependent economy where large transactions were typically settled through banking channels rather than physical notes.
Thomas De La Rue's contract for Brunei notes during this period covered multiple denominations printed to a consistent specification. The watermark remains the primary security feature — notably modest by the standards De La Rue was applying to other clients' high-value paper at the same time.