Heritage Auction Features Rare Asian Banknotes Graded by PMG

More than 500 rare banknotes from Asia that have been certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) are showcased in an upcoming Heritage Auctions sale. Bidding is already underway for the HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction - Hong Kong, with the sale concluding on December 11, 2021.

One of the top notes in the sale is a Malaya and British Borneo / British Administration 1953 1,000 Dollars graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 26472). This was the highest denomination used in circulation at the time and it was of considerable worth. Consequently, few were saved; today, only 19 issued examples are recorded in the PMG Population Report.

Malaya & British Borneo / British Administration 1953 1,000 Dollars graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine. Click images to enlarge.

It is also an early example of a banknote featuring the image of Queen Elizabeth II, whose reign began in 1952. This note has an estimate of $50,000 and up.

Other PMG-certified highlights in the sale include:

• a Hong Kong, China 1929-30 100 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 26287) with an estimate of $50,000 and up
• a Straits Settlements 1895-1908 10 Dollars graded PMG 12 Fine NET (lot 26538) with an estimate of $40,000 and up
• a Hong Kong, China ND (1912-41) 10 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 62 Uncirculated (lot 26399) with an estimate of $25,000 and up
• a China 1949 200 Yuan graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Unc EPQ (lot 26106) with an estimate of $25,000 and up
• a Hong Kong, China 1906-09 100 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated (lot 26323) with an estimate of $25,000 and up
• a Hong Kong, China 1916-23 5 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 26324) with an estimate of $20,000 and up
• a China 1924 5 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 26230) with an estimate of $15,000 and up
• a Malaya & British Borneo 1953 50 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 26467) with an estimate of $12,000 and up
• a China 1953 5,000 Yuan graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 26140) with an estimate of $10,000 and up
• a China 1953 5 Yuan graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 26169) with an estimate of $10,000 and up
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1906 1 Dollar graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 26518) with an estimate of $10,000 and up
• a China, Peiyang Tientsin Bank ND (ca. 1910) 5 Taels graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 26267) with an estimate of $8,000 and up
• a China 1930 500 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated (lot 26217) with an estimate of $8,000 and up
• a Hong Kong, China, Government of Hong Kong ND (1935) 1 Dollar graded PMG 66★ Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 26412) with an estimate of $6,000 and up
• a Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. 1926 1 Dollar graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Unc EPQ (lot 26326) with an estimate of $5,000 and up

All estimates are provided by the auction house in US Dollars.