Brunei new 1-, 5-, and 10-dollar notes (B301a – B303a) confirmed

B301 (P35): 1 dollar (US$0.70)

Blue. Front: Malay text; Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque and ceremonial barge; flower as registration device; bunga simpur (dillenia suffruticosa) flower; Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah wearing uniform and dastar headgear; coat of arms. Back: English and Malay text; Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan; lagoon; Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation (Yayasan) building; flower. No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Sultan and HB. Printer: (Note Printing Australia). 141 x 69 mm. Polymer. 

a. 2011. Sig. 1: Bolkiah. Prefix D/1 – D/20.
Intro: 18.07.2011.

B302 (P36): 5 dollars (US$3.60)

Green and yellow. Front: Malay text; Lapau (Royal Ceremonial Hall); flower as registration device; bunga kunyit (curcuma longa) flower; Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah wearing uniform and dastar headgear; coat of arms. Back: English and Malay text; Lapau (Royal Ceremonial Hall) building and fountain; flower. No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Sultan and HB. Printer: (Note Printing Australia). 141 x 69 mm. Polymer. 

a. 2011. Sig. 1: Bolkiah. Prefix D/1 – D/8.
Intro: 18.07.2011.

B303 (P37): 10 dollars (US$7.20)

Red, yellow, and brown. Front: Malay text; Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan; flower as registration device; rancah rancah (cosmos caudatus) flowers; Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah wearing uniform and dastar headgear; coat of arms. Back: English and Malay text; Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan; flower. No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Sultan and HB. Printer: (Note Printing Australia). 141 x 69 mm. Polymer. 

a. 2011. Sig. 1: Bolkiah. Prefix D/1 – D/18.
Intro: 18.07.2011.

According to a press release dated 18 July 2011, the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam has issued new 1-, 5-, and 10-dollar polymer notes which will circulate in parallel with existing notes. The issuance of the new polymer notes is in conjunction with the 65th Birthday of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam but the notes do not bear any commemorative text. The notes have various new security features and new designs.

Courtesy of Thomas Krause, Alex Klark, Hj Sare, and Noorilham MD. Tahir.

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