High Denomination, High Value Banknotes

[DOC]

Here is a later example of the 10,000 shillings (£500) note issued by The East African Currency Board in 1951. This high grade example achieved a hammer price of £53,000 at auction.

[ThePloughman]

Thats about $72,000. Very high for non-US currency!

[DOC]

Here is an attractive Straits Settlements specimen note printed ca.1919. The $10,000 note was the highest denomination of this series.

[Vellakare]

The S$10,000 was only used for internal Bank Settlements.

[ThePloughman]

Did any of these beauties enter circulation?

[DOC]

Examples of the lower denominations entered circulation but the $10,000 appears to have been used only for inter bank transfers and as such would not have been available to the general public.

[DOC]

The 10,000 Ringgit of Negara Brunei Darussalam is one of the highest denomination notes issued in modern times with a face value close to 2,000 euro (August 2021). Here are examples from the 1989 and 2006 Series.

[DOC]

Here is an attractive high denomination $10,000 note issued by Singapore during the 1980s’. This is the highest denomination of the Bird Series with a face value now of close to 6,000 euro.

[Mac]

5,000 Fims.

5000mk-A.jpg (121.44 KiB) Viewed 1455 times

5000-B.jpg (108.46 KiB) Viewed 1455 times

This note had a relatively low purchasing power in its time. This note became 50 MK in the 1963 issue when the Finnmark was devalued by a factor of 100.