Malaya One Dollar

Country : Malaya ( 1st July 1941 )

Description : The Straits Settlement & Malay State

Denomination : One Dollar

Issued By : Board of Commisioners Of Currency Malaya

Signed By : Chairman of The Commisioners ~ Sir H. Weisberg

Printed By :The Survey dept Federated Malay States

Portugese Money Which Was Used in Malacca

Location : Malacca
Denomination : Dinheiro
Diameter : 17mm
Weight : 4grams

Circa : Sebastian I, 16th King of Portugal
and the Algrave ( 11th June 1557 – 4th Aug 1578 )

Composition :
Tin ( Sn-60-80% )
Lead ( Pb 10-32% )
iron ( Fe 5-20% )

Description :
- Front : nil
- Back : Armillary sphere.

Portugese Money Which Was Used in Malacca

Location : Malacca
Denomination : Dinheiro
Diameter : 17mm
Weight : 4grams
Circa :
Reign of John III, 15th King of Portugal
and the Algrave ( 13th Dec 1521 – 11th June 1557 )

Composition :
Tin ( Sn-60-80% )
Lead ( Pb 10-32% )
iron ( Fe 5-20% )

Description :
- Front : Cross of the ‘Military order of Christ’ with
letters in compartments “ISMA”.
- Back : Armillary sphere was an important
astronomical and navigational instrument for the Portugese.

Portugese Money Which Was Used in Malacca

Location : Malacca
Denomination : Soldo
Diameter : 21mm
Weight : 3grams

Circa :
Reign of manuel I, 14th King of Portugal and
the Algrave ( 25th Okt 1495 – 13th Dec 1521)

Composition :
Tin ( Sn-60-80% )
Lead ( Pb 10-32% )
iron ( Fe 5-20% )

Description :
- Front : Embossed Portuguese shield in center and surrounded with legend
- Back : Armillary sphere

The Japanese Government

The Japanese government-issued dollar was a form of currency issued by Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak & Brunei between 1942 and 1945.

Strait Settlement 50 Cents

The notes of this series from 1 cent to 10 dollars were dated 1 July 1941, those of 50, 100 and 1,000 dollars 1 January 1942, while the 10,000 dollar notes were signed and dated on the day of their issue. The Chairman for the Currency Board was H. Weisberg. The emergency issues of 10 cents with King George VI as the portrait was issued on 15 August 1940, designed and printed by the Survey Department (F.M.S.) in Kuala Lumpur with the controlled serial number. On 1 September 1940, also an emergency issues of 25 cents was designed and printed by the Survey Department with King George VI as the portrait. On 1 July 1941, a set of new regular issues, with the denomination of 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents was printed by Thomas de la Rue & Co. Ltd. , London with the portrait of King George VI . Also on the same date of 1 July 1941, the 1, 5 and 10 dollar notes were engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd. , London, and the higher denomination of 50, 100, 1000 and 10,000 dollar notes were printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., Surrey, London.




Country : Malaya ( 1st July 1941 )
Description : The Straits Settlement & Malay State
Denomination : 50 Cent
Issued By : Board of Commisioners Of Currency Malaya
Signed By : Chairman of The Commisioners ~ Sir H. Weisberg
Printed By :Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London
Observe : Albert Frederick Arthur George ( King George VI )

Strait Settlement 20 Cents

Country : Malaya ( 1st July 1941 )
Description : The Straits Settlement & Malay State
Denomination : 20 Cent
Issued By : Board of Commisioners Of Currency Malaya
Signed By : Chairman of The Commisioners ~ Sir H. Weisberg
Printed By :Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London
Observe : Albert Frederick Arthur George ( King George VI )

Strait Settlement 10 Cents

Country : Malaya ( 1st July 1941 )
Description : The Straits Settlement & Malay State
Denomination : 10 Cent
Issued By : Board of Commisioners Of Currency Malaya
Signed By : Chairman of The Commisioners ~ Sir H. Weisberg
Printed By :Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London
Observe : Albert Frederick Arthur George ( King George VI )

Strait Settlement 5 Cents

Country : Malaya ( 1st July 1941 )
Description : The Straits Settlement & Malay State
Denomination : 5 Cent
Issued By : Board of Commisioners Of Currency Malaya
Signed By : Chairman of The Commisioners ~ Sir H. Weisberg
Printed By :Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London
Observe : Albert Frederick Arthur George ( King George VI )

Straits Settlement 1 Cent

Country : Malaya ( 1st July 1941 )
Description : The Straits Settlement & Malay State
Denomination : 1 Cent
Issued By : Board of Commisioners Of Currency Malaya
Signed By : Chairman of The Commisioners ~ Sir H. Weisberg
Printed By :Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London
Observe : Albert Frederick Arthur George ( King George VI )