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5 Dollars

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Issuer Straits Settlements (British Malaysia)
Issuing bank Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type Banknotes
Year 1875
Value 5 Dollars
Currency Dollar (1845-1939)
Composition Paper
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
571176

Obverse

Blue print; black serial numbers.

Coat of arms at upper centre.

Scripts: Arabic, Chinese, Latin, Tamil

Lettering:
$5
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
Penang
1st January 1875
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand
at its OFFICE here FIVE DOLLARS in local currency
for Value received.
BY ORDER OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS
Entd. Acct. MANAGER

Reverse

Blue print.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
THE CHARTERED BANK OF
5
INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Printer

Batho, Sprague & Co., London, United Kingdom

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1875-Jan-01 

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