A COLOURFUL AND STRIKING $5 ESSAY

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BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA , a printer’s archival obverse and reverse model for a proposed issue of 5 Ringgit, ND (ca 1978), serial number A/1 000000, green and multicoloured, Tunku Abdul Rahman at right, ornate scroll work in eld, Ismail Mohd. Ali signature, reverse green, pale orange and lilac, tin dredger at left, arms and value at right, pencil date on the reverse of each piece ‘Sept 78’, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated and 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, unique and absolutely gorgeous! (2 pieces)

TBB unlisted, Pick unlisted, KNB 7ES S$10,000-S$14,000

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BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA , specimen 10 Ringgit, ND (1976), serial number A/3 000000, red and pale green, Tunku Abdul Rahman at right, Ismail Mohd. Ali signature, reverse red, arms and value in eld, red CONTOH overprint, mounting traces, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce, with only a handful of examples graded by PMG

TBB B115as, Pick 15as, KNB 15s S$1,500-S$2,000

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BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA , 10 Ringgit, ND (1981), serial number G/18 320315, red and pale green, Tunku Abdul Rahman at right, Abdul Aziz bin Taha signature, reverse red, arms and value in eld, in PMG holder 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, only 5 examples graded higher on the PMG census

TBB B115b, Pick 15Aa,. KNB 21

S$200-S$260

A Rare Group Of Die Proofs For A 50 Ringgit

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BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA , obverse (2) and a reverse (1) Bradbury Wilkinson die proofs for 50 Ringgit, ND (1976), no serial numbers, the rst with Tunku Abdul Rahman at right, value at centre, balance of design missing, second obverse blue and white with only border showing, reverse blue-grey, arms and value in eld, in PMG holders 67 EPQ, 66 EPQ and 45 EPQ, extremely rare and unusual (3 notes)

TBB B116pp, Pick 16pp, KNB 16pp S$6,000-S$8,000

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BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA , 50 Ringgit, ND (1981), serial number B/66 257606, blue and pale green, Tunku Abdul Rahman at right, Abdul Aziz bin Taha signature, reverse blue, arms and value in eld, rst pre x for type, in PMG holder 53 EPQ, about uncirculated

TBB B116b, Pick 16A, KNB 22a

S$500-S$700

BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA , replacement 50 Ringgit, ND (1981), serial number X/1 287597, blue and pale green, Tunku Abdul Rahman at right, Abdul Aziz bin Taha signature, reverse blue, arms and value in eld, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, a scarce replacement note in lovely grade

TBB B116bz, Pick 16A*, KNB 22d, RF 3

S$1,500-S$2,000