High-Denomination Error Note Graded by PMG Featured in Trigometric Sale

Hundreds of banknotes graded by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) will be featured in an upcoming Trigometric sale, which takes place in four sessions October 22-25, 2021. Online bidding is now underway for all sessions.

The top rarity in the sale is a PMG-certified high-denomination Malaysian banknote with a visually stunning error. The Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1976-81) 1,000 Ringgit graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated EPQ with a Missing Print Error notation (Session 2, lot 1203) is lacking significant elements on the front of the note. These include writing down the center, including the denomination name “SERIBU RINGGIT”, as well as the portrait of Tuanku Abdul Rahman, the first leader of the Federation of Malaya. This fascinating error note has an estimate of RM290,000 to RM500,000 (about $69,000 to $120,000 USD).

Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1976-81) 1,000 Ringgit graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated EPQ with a Missing Print Error notation

Another 1,000 Ringgit note, a ND (1982-84) Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated, is part of a two-note lot (Session 2, lot 1353) with an estimate of RM110,000 to RM150,000 (about $26,000 to $36,000 USD). The lot also includes a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1982-84) 500 Ringgit Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated.

On the front of each note is a serial number of all zeroes and the word “CONTOH” — which means Specimen in the Malay language. Malaysia retired both of these high denominations in 1999 to curtail money laundering.

Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1982-84) 500 Ringgit Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated

Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1982-84) 1,000 Ringgit Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated

The front of both the 500 and 1,000 Ringgit Specimens feature the portrait of Tuanku Abdul Rahman dressed in traditional apparel. The back of the 500 Ringgit note features the former Supreme Court building, while the back of the 1,000 Ringgit note features a panoramic view of the Bangunan Parliament building, another Kuala Lumpur landmark.

Other PMG-certified notes in the auction include:

• a Malaya 1940 Dollar Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 872) with an estimate of RM150,000 to RM180,000 (about $36,000 to $43,000 USD)
• a group of nine Straits Settlements/British Administration 1919 10 Cents notes with sequential serial numbers graded from PMG 55 About Uncirculated EPQ to PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 817) with an estimate of RM80,000 to RM160,000 (about $19,000 to $38,000 USD)
• a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1967-72) 1,000 Ringgit graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (Session 2, lot 1110) with an estimate of RM80,000 to RM120,000 (about $19,000 to $29,000 USD)
• a Straits Settlements/British Administration 1931-34 10 Dollars graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine EPQ (Session 2, lot 853) with an estimate of RM90,000 to RM120,000 (about $22,000 to $29,000 USD)
• a Malaysia, Bank Negara 2007 Commemorative 50 Ringgit graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 3, lot 1619) with an estimate of RM70,000 to RM100,000 (about $17,000 to $24,000 USD)
• a pair of Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1992) 100 Ringgit notes, one with a Solid-9 Serial Number and one with a 10 Million Serial Number, both graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (Session 3, lot 1621) with an estimate of RM60,000 to RM90,000 (about $14,000 to $22,000 USD)
• a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1998) 100 Ringgit with Solid-3 Serial Number graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 3, lot 1622) with an estimate of RM75,000 to RM90,000 (about $18,000 to $22,000 USD)
• a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1967-72) 5 Ringgit with a Million Serial Number graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Session 3, lot 1565) with an estimate of RM50,000 to RM70,000 (about $12,000 to $17,000 USD)
• a Fiji ND (1934-35) £5 Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 4, lot 2353) with an estimate of RM46,000 to RM60,000 (about $11,000 to $14,000 USD)
• a China, Banque Industrielle 1914-18 500 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (Session 1, lot 253) with an estimate of RM44,000 to RM50,000 (about $11,000 to $12,000 USD)
• a China 1368-99 Ming Dynasty 1 Kuan graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (Session 1, lot 245) with an estimate of RM25,000 to RM40,000 (about $6,000 to $10,000 USD)
• a Rhodesia & Nyasaland ND (1956-61) £10 Color Trial Separation graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Session 4, lot 2486) with an estimate of RM30,000 to RM34,000 (about $7,000 to $8,000 USD)

All estimates provided by the auction house.

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