Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 16015 - World Banknotes
Lot: 1940

Sungei Buloh Leprosarium Settlement currency, $1, 15 January 1936, serial number 000739, lilac and white, white-breasted kingfisher at centre, value at centre and at each corner and in Malay, Tamil and Chinese script in field, reverse lilac and white, value at left and right of red central guilloche
(Tan SBP4), Printed by the Survey Department, F.M.S. Sungei Buloh was approximately 15 miles North of Kuala Lumpur. The name Sungei Buloh translated from Malay is 'Bamboo stream' and refers to the stream running through the Settlement. As a point of interest the kingfisher design was proposed by the Matron at the Settlement due to the presence of this bird by the stream. some rust marks but original very fine and extremely rare, only a few example believed extant today

Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Sold for
£2,500