Malaya and British Borneo dollar

Malaya and British Borneo dollar
Malaya and British Borneo dollar
Ringgit (Malay)
رڠڬيت (Malay)
Malaya & British Borneo $1 note issued in 1959
Malaya & British Borneo $1 note issued in 1959
User(s) Malaya, Singapore, Brunei, British Borneo and Sarawak
Subunit
1/100 cent
Symbol $
Coins 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 sen
Banknotes 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 1000, 10,000 dollars
Central bank Malayan and British Borneo Board of Commissioners of Currency
Bank Negara Malaysia

The Malaya and British Borneo dollar (known as the ringgit in Malay, Jawi:رڠڬيت) was the currency of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, British North Borneo and Brunei from 1953 to 1967. The currency was issued by the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo. Prior to 1952, the board was known as the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya.

The Malaya and British Borneo dollar was used in Malaya after independence in 1957, and in Malaysia after its formation in 1963, as wll as in Singapore after its independence in 1965. After 1967, the two countries and Brunei ended the common currency arrangement and began issuing their own currencies. However, the Malaya and British Borneo dollar continued to be legal tender until 16 January 1969.

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History

Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya and British Borneo

The Currency Ordinance No. 44 of 1952 of the Crown Colony of Singapore, No. 33 of 1951 of the Federation of Malaya, No. 10 of 1951 of the British North Borneo and No. 1 of 1951 of the Crown Colony of Sarawak implemented an agreement between those governments and the State of Brunei for the establishment of a Board of Commissioners of Currency to be the sole issuing authority in Malaya and British Borneo.

This agreement became effective on 1 January 1952. The Board consisted of five members:

  1. Financial Secretary of Singapore who was also the Chairman of the Board
  2. Minister of Finance for the Federation of Malaya
  3. Governor of Sarawak
  4. Governor of British North Borneo
  5. British Resident of Brunei
  6. and two further appointed by agreement of the participating governments.

End of common currency

On 12 June 1967, the currency union came to an end and Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei each began issuing their own currencies. The currencies of the three countries were interchangeable at par value under the Interchangeability Agreement until 8 May 1973 when the Malaysian government decided to terminate it. Brunei and Singapore continue with the Agreement until the present day.[1]

The Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya and British Borneo was officially wound up on November 30, 1979.[2]

Coins

Coins were available in 1 (Square coins issued between 1953 and 1961, circular coins from 1962), 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents.

Banknotes

1953 Series

All notes bear the date 21 March 1953, and signed by W.C. Taylor, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioner of Currency. The 1, 5 and 10 dollar notes were printed by Waterlow and Sons, the 50 and 100 dollar notes were printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. and the 1,000 and 10,000 dollar notes were printed by Thomas de la Rue & Co. Ltd.. As a safeguard against forgery, a broken security thread and the watermark of a lion's head were incorporated in the paper before printing.

1953 Series
Image Value Main Colour Description Date of issue
Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse
$1 $1 $1 Blue/pink Elizabeth II State emblems of the Federation of Malaya and its constituent components, Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei 21 March 1953
$5 $5 $5 Green/yellow
$10 $10 $10 Red/green
$50 $50 $50 Blue/green
$100 $100 $100 Violet/pink
$1000 $1000 $1000 purple/yellow
$10000 $10000 $10000 green/multicoloured

1959 series

1959 Series
Image Value Main Colour Description Date of issue
Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse
$1 $1 $1 Blue/green Sail boat State emblem of the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei; scene of fishermen returning from sea 1 March 1959
$10 $5 $10 Red/grey Farmer ploughing padi field with buffalo State emblem of the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei 1 March 1961

References

  1. ^ "The Currency History of Singapore". Monetary Authority of Singapore. 2007-04-09. http://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/currency_info/Heritage_Collection.html. Retrieved 2010-11-21. 
  2. ^ "History of Money in Malaysia: Colonial Notes & Coins". Bank Negara Malaysia. 2010. http://moneymuseum.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=8&pg=14&ac=38. Retrieved 2010-11-21. 

Other references

External links

Preceded by:
Sarawak dollar (post-WWII)
Reason: Creation of a common currency board
Ratio: at par, or 8.57 dollars = 1 British pound
Currency of Sarawak
1953 – 1963
Currency of Malaysia
1963 – 1967
Succeeded by:
Malaysian dollar
Location: Malaysia
Reason: End of common currency board
Ratio: at par, or 8.57 ringgit = 1 British pound
Preceded by:
British North Borneo dollar (post-WWII)
Reason: Creation of a common currency board
Ratio: at par, or 8.57 dollars = 1 British pound
Currency of British North Borneo
1953 – 1963
Preceded by:
Malayan dollar (post-WWII)
Reason: Creation of a common currency board
Ratio: at par, or 8.57 dollars = 1 British pound
Currency of Malaya
1953 – 1963
Currency of Singapore
1953 – 1963
Currency of Malaysia
1963 – 1965
Currency of Singapore
1965 – 1967
Succeeded by:
Singapore dollar
Location: Singapore
Reason: End of common currency board
Ratio: at par, or 8.57 dollars = 1 British pound
Currency of Brunei
1953 – 1967
Succeeded by:
Brunei dollar
Reason: End of common currency board
Ratio: at par, or 8.57 dollars = 1 British pound
Currency of Riau
1953 – 1963
Succeeded by:
Riau rupiah
Location: Riau
Reason: To create a common currency in Indonesia
Ratio: at par, or 8.57 Riau rupiah= 1 British pound

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