MDC Monaco Offers Sarawak Rarity Certified by PMG

A rare Specimen from Southeast Asia is among more than 1,600 banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) that are being offered by MDC Monaco in an upcoming auction. Bidding is already underway for Banknotes e-Auction 2, which will conclude on January 31 and February 1, 2026.

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The top PMG-certified highlight is a Sarawak, Government of Sarawak 1929 50 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (lot 1118) with a starting price of €30,000 (about $35,000). The front of the note shows Charles Vyner Brooke, the last of the three White Rajahs who ruled Sarawak for about a century starting in 1841. Only a few high-denomination notes survive from Sarawak, which today is part of Malaysia. The PMG Population Report shows only a dozen of the 100 Dollar denomination and only 14 of the 50 Dollar denomination, including Specimens and Proofs.

Other PMG-certified highlights in this auction include:

• a Kingdom of Persia, Imperial Bank 1890-1923 1 Toman graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 609), with a starting price of €15,000 (about $18,000)
• a Kingdom of Persia, Imperial Bank 1890-1923 1 Toman - Teheran graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 610), with a starting price of €10,000 (about $12,000)
• a Turkey / Ottoman Empire ND (1861) / AH1277 100 Kurush graded PMG 20 Very Fine NET (lot 1241), with a starting price of €8,000 (about $9,000)
• a France, Banque de France ND (ca. 1982) 500 Francs Proof graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 485), with a starting price of €6,000 (about $7,000)
• a France, Caisse d'Escompte 1776-90 300 Livres graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (lot 336), with a starting price of €5,000 (about $6,000)
• a Kingdom of Persia, Imperial Bank 1890-1923 2 Tomans graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 611), with a starting price of €5,000 (about $6,000)
• a Kingdom of Persia, Imperial Bank 1890-1923 3 Tomans - Shiraz graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 612), with a starting price of €5,000 (about $6,000)
• a Kingdom of Persia, Imperial Bank 1890-1923 5 Tomans - Kasvin graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 613), with a starting price of €5,000 (about $6,000)
• a Tunisia, State Bank ND (1846) / AH1263 50 Riyals graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 1164), with a starting price of €5,000 (about $6,000)
• a Turkey / Ottoman Empire ND (1858-61) / AH1273 20 Kurush graded PMG 20 Very Fine (lot 1240), with a starting price of €5,000 (about $6,000)
• a French West Africa 1919-24 - Grand-Bassam 1,000 Francs Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 1325), with a starting price of €5,000 (about $6,000)
• an Equatorial African States, Banque Centrale ND (1968) 10,000 Francs graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1730), with a starting price of €5,000 (about $6,000)
• a Guadeloupe, Caisse Centrale ND (1960) 50 Nouveaux Francs on 5,000 Francs graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 1985), with a starting price of €5,000 (about $6,000)
• a French Guiana, Banque de la Guyane ND (1942) 1,000 Francs with a Solid-3 Serial Number graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 2020), with a starting price of €5,000 (about $6,000)

Starting prices are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.