Numismatic Society Asia (NSA) will be organising its second coins and banknotes auction on 19th October 2013 at Landmark Village Hotel, Singapore after a succesful 1st Numismatic Society Asia Auction in April 2013. One of the highlights of the auction is a Johor Constantinople Estate 1 dollar banknote. The very rare private banknote is expected to sale for SGD20,000.
Issued by the estates of Tuan Syed Muhammad bin Ahmad Alsagoff. In early 1870, he was awarded lands by the Johor Royal and approved to import foreign labors to work on the lands. Therefore, private currencies were printed. This note is No.96, printed by the Al Sa’aidi Press, Singapore, once circulated around the area of Kukup.
Estimate: SGD10,000 - SGD20,000Sold SGD10,000 (excluding buyer premium)
Here are some of the highlights of the auction:
Malaya / Japanese Occupation WWII, ND (1945), $100 “Rubber Tapping”, this series issued amounted to $385.11 million in late Occupation. This Mi-hon for Sarawak or North Borneo specimen before Japanese surrendered. Known only Two. Very rare. P#M9a. Specimen note unlisted. PMG choice Au 58. Wong Hon Sum collection.
Estimate: SGD1,500 - SGD10,000Sold SGD8,000 (excluding buyer premium)
Malaya / Japanese Occupation, The Commemorative porcelain Medal, as same as above, obv and rev. are white porcelain. Wong Hon Sum collection.
Estimate: SGD600 - SGD2,000Sold SGD2,400 (excluding buyer premium)
Malaya / Japanese Occupation, The Commemorative porcelain medal of Japanese Victory over Singapore. Germans made. Obverse embossed in German “EINNAHME VON SINGAPORE. 11 FEBRUAR 1942” diameter 2.5cm; reverse, the circumscription “GROSS-OSTASIEN VON FREMDHERRS CHAFT BEFREIT”. Wong Hon Sum collection.
Estimate: SGD500 - SGD2,000 Sold SGD750 (excluding buyer premium)
Johor, 1623~77, Gold Kupang, Sultan Abdul Jalil III. SS10. PCGS XF 40.
Estimate: SGD1,000 - SGD1,500
Brunei Miniature cannon good condition complete with “Sangka”, the barrel have two seight one has small hole in the centre, scarce. Length: 30cm. weight: 1.6kg.
Estimate: SGD400 - SGD600
Malaysia, 1989, C-N 1 ringgit, mint error, struck on a 20 sen planchet, weight 5.7gm, rare error. NGC MS 63.
Estimate: SGD300 - SGD600
Sold SGD345 (including buyer premium)
Malaysia, 1982, 5 sen, mint error, struck on 1 sen copper planchet. NGC Au Details, surface hairlines.
Estimate: SGD400 - SGD600
The auction will be held in two sessions; Morning session (coins)- 9.30 am & Afternoon session (banknotes)- 1.30 pm.
Auction venue:
Landmark Village Hotel
Level 6, Landmark Room
390 Victoria Street, 904965 Singapore
You can also join this auction via liveauctioneers.com under Collectibles Auction Asia. A Buyer's premium of 15% will be added to hammer price for each lot to all succesful bids. Lots sold though "liveauctioneers.com" are subjected to an additional 3% Buyer's Premium (18% in total). All Shipping, handling and insurance charges will be paid by Buyer.
NSA auction focuses on South-East Asian especially Singapore and Malaysian ancient and modern coins, banknotes and artefacts including cannon money,Johor Empire gold coins and regional tin coins , China old and modern silver and gold coins,China republic banknotes, republic local exchange notes and Chinese RMB and Japanese occupied Malaya banknotes from the personal collection of Mr. Wong Hon Sum and many more.
