Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Myanmar issued Aung San gold coin

Today, The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has issued a new tical gold coin with a portrait of late national hero Bogyoke Aung San. The new tical gold coin has a diameter of 26.0 millimeters ( mm) and a thickness of 2.0 mm.

Aung San coin

At the center of the face of the new gold coin is a portrait of Bogyoke Aung San with the words “Aung San” written at the bottom. Along the circumference of the coin, “Central Bank of Myanmar”, and “16.329 gm 999.9 Fine Gold” will be etched in the English language.

The coin opposite will show words in Burmese "Central Bank of Myanmar 2018", "a tical", "999.9 Fine Gold".

The gold coins can be purchased from the first week of November, 2019 at the Myanmar Gems Enterprise sale centers in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay.

CBM has been issuing quality tical, half-tical, and a quarter- tical gold coins since 1991. It has also introduced a new quarter- tical quality gold coin in 2018. A single star is depicted in the center of the tical gold coin. Images of a plowing farmer and an elephant hauling a log are depicted on the half- and a quarter- tical gold coins, and image of Bogyoke is depicted at the center of the new quarter-tical quality gold coin.
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Friday, October 25, 2019

4th Trigo KL Money Show 25 October 2019

4th Trigo Kuala Lumpur International Money Show start today (25 October 2019) until Sunday (27 October 2019) at Anggerik Suite 1 & 2, Level 2, Hilton Hotel Petaling Jaya, (P.J. Hilton), Petaling Jaya, Selangor. 24 exhibitors will be participating in the 2019 KL Money Show.

Money Show

This year, a hornbill is featured on the entrance ticket. Paper Money Guaranty™ (PMG®) can certify and encapsulate the ticket with Special Label for 4th Trigo KL Money Show.

4th Trigo ticket

This is the only official souvenir from that show. The ticket includes various anti-counterfeiting elements, including optical variable ink, background printing, fluorescent ink, a security thread, and registration features that are difficult to imitate.

4th Trigo Kuala Lumpur International Money Show Exhibitors (Official list):
  • No. A3: Alexey Zemlyakov (Russia)
  • No. A11: Colonial Coins & Banknotes (USA)
  • No. A5: Alwrich Numismatics (Singapore)
  • No. A4: Denis Lapaev (Russia)
  • No. B1: Di Wang Coins (China)
  • No. F6: GBCA (China)
  • No. B9: Eccles Coins & Banknotes (New Zealand)
  • No. F4: Intrepid Numismatics & Philately (Hong Kong)
  • No. A1: Heritage Auctions (USA)
  • No. B2: Henry Hinrose (Japan)
  • No. B3: Joshua D. Risi (Colombia)
  • No. B11: Super Buy HK Company (Hong Kong)
  • No. A10: Kosendo Co., Ltd (Japan)
  • No. A2: Myntkompanient (Sweden)
  • No. B5, B6, B7: Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®), Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) & Numismatic Conservation Services® (NCS®) (USA)
  • No. A7, A8, A9: Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS®) (USA)
  • No. F3: (Malaysia)
  • No. B4: Raymond Chow Galleries (Malaysia)
  • No. B10: RCH Rare Collection House (Malaysia)
  • No. A6: Sakura Collection House (Japan)
  • No. F2: Stack's Bowers & Ponterio Ltd (USA)
  • No. F5: Hon Numismatics (Hong Kong)
  • No. B8: Shanghai Tian Li Collection (China)
  • No. F1: Trigometric (Malaysia)
  • No. B12: PCRP (China)

Welcome to Malaysia to all International exhibitors for 4th Trigo Kuala Lumpur International Money Show.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Special Label for 4th Trigo KL Money Show

Paper Money Guaranty™ (PMG®) on Monday announced a special label for 4th Trigo Kuala Lumpur International Money Show tickets. The 4th Trigometric Money show will be held starting this Friday (25 October) until Sunday (27 October 2019) in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. 

PMG Special Label

This year, a hornbill is featured on the entrance ticket, which PMG can certify and encapsulate.

This is the only official souvenir from that show. The ticket includes various anti-counterfeiting elements, including optical variable ink, background printing, fluorescent ink, a security thread, and registration features that are difficult to imitate.

To request the PMG label that echoes the hornbill theme of the ticket, make sure to write Hornbill Label 0153 on your PMG submission form. (PMG can encapsulate the single ticket and the uncut sheet of two, but not the uncut sheet of 18.)

At previous Trigometric shows, PMG labels with a regal lion and an attractive peacock were used, highlighting the designs of the tickets. Trigometric serves as an Official Submission Center for PMG in Malaysia.

This year, Trigometric Sdn Bhd started to organize the show twice a year, due to a positive respons from exhibitors and collectors.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

New Philippines 20-Piso coin in 2020

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will release in circulation a 20-Piso coin in 2020 to replace the P20 banknote that is too easily soiled and worn by frequent use in wet markets and small transactions. The scheduled ceremonial launch for the 20-Piso coin will be held December this year.

new coin

A study conducted by the University of the Philippines reveals that the 20-Piso banknote is the most-used denomination for payments across the country. Because of this, the 20-Piso banknote is easily rendered unfit for circulation and returned to the BSP for replacement. As such, the issuance of a coin in lieu of a banknote is more cost efficient in terms of currency production in the long run.

Official photographs and specifications of the 20-Piso New Generation Currency (NGC) coin shall be presented by BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno during its launch. To date, the BSP has not released any official image regarding the proposed 20-Piso coin.

Nevertheless, the latest addition to the NGC Coin Series shall retain major elements of the 20-Piso banknote. The design and features of the new 20-Piso coin shall make it easily distinguishable from the rest of the denominations in the NGC Coin Series.

Once circulated, the new 20-Piso coin shall co-exist with the 20-Piso NGC banknotes as legal tender. The 20-Piso banknote shall be gradually removed from circulation through natural attrition.

Apart from the 20-Piso coin, the BSP shall also release in circulation an enhanced 5-Piso NGC coin to make it more distinct from other denominations in the NGC Coin Series. The changes were based on studies on the design, security features, and specifications of the new coins.
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Thursday, October 3, 2019

Saran Singh Collection in CAA Auction 14

Saran Singh Collection will be one of the highlight in Collectibles Auction Asia (CAA) Coins & Banknotes Auction 14/2019. The auction will be held this Saturday (5th October 2019) at Landmark Village Hotel, Singapore. 193pcs in 2 volumes of Saran Singh’s private collection of Malaysia banknotes from 1967 to 2015 will be auction in (Lot 0701) CAA Auction 14.

Saran Singh Collection

Mr. Saran Singh is the author of "The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, 1400-1986". For any numismatics collectors who are interested in collecting Malay Archipelago Money, this book is a must have and it is hard to find original copy of the book nowadays. On 3rd December 1989 he received the honour P.N.M (Pakar Numismatic Malaysia) by Malaysia Numismatic Society. You can read more about his story here; Mr. Saran Singh, Pakar Numismatik Malaysia.

From the pictures provided by liveauctioneers.com, we can see that this collection is for "Mikhail Singh".

Saran Singh’s private collection of Malaysia banknotes from 1967 to 2015:
  • 1st series [5] ($1-$100),
  • 2nd series [5],
  • 3rd series [5] $1-$50,
  • 4th series [6],
  • 5th series [11] $1-$500,
  • 6th series [23] excl $500,
  • 7th series [13] excl $500,
  • 8th series [10],
  • 9th series [7],
  • 10th series [10],
  • 11th series [47],
  • 12th series [40],
  • Commemoratives [12].
  • This lot includes the rare 1999 RM 1 CR signed by BNM Governor Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ali Abul Hassan in AEF.

Auction for Saran Singh’s private collection of Malaysia banknotes will start at SGD 8,000.00 and maximum estimate price is SGD16,000. This is indeed a very rare opportunity to own the numismatic guru’s personal collection Saran Singh.

Other Highlights includes:
Lot 0595: Singapore Islands, Rubber Export Coupons, 1939, 5 Katis, E006983, plate note in KNB catalogue pg.320, KNB45. AU-UNC, 4 pin holes and 2 punch holes. Estimate SGD 3,000 - SGD 6,000.
Lot 0317: Malaysia, 1969, C-N 50 Sens, milled (w/o security) edge, KN7. NGC MS 62. Estimate SGD 2,500 - SGD 5,000.
Lot 0705: Sarawak, ND (1929), $25, uniface, back only, no serial, color trial print scrap, KNB23a, ICC VF 30, print scrap removed from a sample mounted frame. Estimate SGD 2,000 - SGD 4,000.
Lot 0517: Straits Settlements, 1915, 100 Dollars, A/7 00000, “Printer’s Design”, P-UNL100pd. PMG 64 NET. Estimate SGD 10,000 - SGD 20,000.
Lot 0732: Singapore, Ship series, ND (1984), $1000, A/4 222222, solid “2”, Tan#S-8b. PMG UNC 64. Estimate SGD 8,000 - SGD 16,000.
Lot 0752: Singapore, Portrait series, 1999, $100, 0BE 333333, replacement, solid “3”, TanP-5a. PMG 66 EPQ. Estimate SGD 15,000 - SGD 30,000.
Lot 0704: Sarawak, 1929, $10, C/1 000,081, KNB22a. PMG EF 40. Estimate SGD 5,000 - SGD 10,000.
Lot 0550: Malaya, 1941, 10 Cents, “Specimen Proof”, Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Ltd, London, P-8sp, KNB8. PMG 63. Printer’s Annotation, previously mounted. Estimate SGD 4,000 - SGD 8,000.
Lot 0185: China, People’s Republic, 2012, Gold 500 Yuan, 1oz, .999 Proof. Estimate SGD 2,400 - SGD 4,800.
Lot 0445: China, People’s Republic, 4th series, 1980-1996, 1 Jiao~100 Yuan, P-881b-889b. Total 14pcs. All PMG 68 EPQ. Estimate SGD 4,000 - SGD 8,000.


Bidding is now live via liveauctioneers.com.

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

Borneo Banknotes in CAA Auction 13

British North Borneo dollar and Sarawak dollar banknotes are some of the main highlights for Collectibles Auction Asia (CAA) Auction 13/2019. CAA Auction 13 will held at Landmark Village Hotel, Singapore on 20th April 2019.

$5 dollars

$5 dollars British North Borneo emergency issue (01/01/1940), highest grade so far (PMG AU 50) will be auction in lot no. 0705 starting at SGD 8,000.00 and maximum estimate price is SGD15,000. The banknote is an ex Bruce Smart collection.

Sarawak $10 dollar

Another highlight is a 1929 Sarawak $10 dollar (lot 0702) graded by Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) EF 40 EPQ. The red banknote with serial number C/1 168,763 will be auction starting at SGD 8,000.00 and maximum estimate price is SGD15,000.

China 3rd series bankotes

A collection of People’s Republic of China 3rd series bankotes will also be auction in lot no. 0345 starting at SGD 16,000.00 and maximum estimate price is SGD20,000. The collection consist of 27pcs/set: 1953: 1 Fen; 2 Fen; 5 Fen; 1960, 1 Jiao – (??) P-873; 1962, 1 Jiao: P-877a; 877b; 887c; 887d; 887f; 887g; 887h; 887i; 2 Jiao: P-878a; 878b; 878c; 1972, 5 Jiao: P-880a; 880b; 880c; 1960, 1 Yuan, P-874a; 874b; 874c; 2 Yuan, P-875a2; 875b2; 5 Yuan: P-876a1; 876b; 1965, 10 Yuan: P-879a; 879a. All banknotes are graded by 67 EPQ by PMG.

Tibetan 20 Srang

In coin section, Tibetan 20 Srang gold coin dated 1553 (=AD 1919) will be auction in lot no. 0115 starting at SGD 10,000.00 and maximum estimate price is SGD16,000. The gold coin were struck in the Serkhang mint which was located near Norbulingka, the summer residence of the Dalai Lamas. It is graded MS 61 by NGC.

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

2 Ringgit BB set sold for RM130,000

Today, a 2 Ringgit Ahmad Don BB prefix Fancy's Number Sets sold for RM130,000 (without buyer premium) in Trigometric Auction 9 held at Serunai Suite, Hilton Hotel Petaling Jaya. The 8th series banknotes set printed in 1996 by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is one of the hardest sets to accumulate.

2 Ringgit

The set consist of a BB0000001-0000010, BB1111111-BB9999999 & BB1234567 (20pcs).Graded by PMG 64EPQ-67EPQ.

Trigometric Auction 9

Another highlight of the auction is a $100 Deutsch-Asiatische Bank dated 1 July 1914, Peking (P S277), S/no. 01296 UNC sold for RM80,000 (without buyer premium). Deutsch-Asiatische Bank (DAB) was a foreign bank in China. DAB was founded in Shanghai in 1889 with the participation of Deutsche Bank, one of the largest banks in Germany. In 1906, it received the concession to issue its own banknotes in China. During First World War and the Second World War, its branch network and business activities were destroyed.

1 Ringgit

A 1st series Replacement 1 Ringgit with a Solid Number prefix Z/1 111111 signed by Ismail Ali with graded PMG 45 sold for RM20,000 (without buyer premium). A Solid Number Replacement 1st series Malaysia banknote is one of the things in Malaysian numismatic that you don't see everyday in Auction.

Largest Legal Banknote

Malaysia RM600 World Largest Legal Banknote (lot 9390), 600 Ringgit, signed by 8th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhammad bin Ibrahim (KNB85) S/no. MRR 0003809 sold for RM4,600 (without buyer premium).

Uncut 3-in-1

Uncut 3-in-1 RM60 commemorative banknotes (lot 9492) in conjunction with the 60th Anniversary of the Signing of the Federation of Malaya Independence Agreement (KNB15) S/no. MRR 0076862 PMG 68EPQ sold for RM1,900 (without buyer premium).

2 pieces 60 Ringgit Commemorative banknote signed by 8th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhammad bin Ibrahim (KNB84) S/no. MRR 0053638-639 PMG 69EPQ sold for RM1,600 (without buyer premium).

On 14 December 2017, BNM issued these banknotes commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Federation of Malaya Independence Agreement signing in the year 1957.

Other highlights:
  • Lot 9112 - China 1960 1 jIAO, graded PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ. Sold for RM4,200
  • Lot 9139 - China 2000 100 Yuan Commemorative - Replacement/Star, graded PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 68 EPQ. Sold for RM4,000
  • Lot 9140 - China 2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 10 Yuan , graded PMG GEm Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Sold for RM2,500
  • Lot 9174 - Singapore ND (1990) 2 Dollars Specimen, graded PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Sold for RM3,200
  • Lot 9202 - Malaysia (Bank Negara) ND (1967) 100 Ringgit, graded PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ. Sold for RM11,000
  • Lot 9251 - Malaysia (Bank Negara) ND (1999) 5 Ringgit, graded PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Sold for RM9,500
  • Lot 9413 - Malaysia (Bank Negara) ND (2001) 5 Ringgit, graded PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Sold for RM5,400
  • Lot 9467 - Malaysia (Bank Negara) ND (1981-83) 50 Ringgit, graded PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. Sold for RM16,000



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