Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo

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The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo was the regional monetary authority responsible for managing and issuing a common currency for Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, North Borneo, and Brunei during the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf currency board
monetary authority
appliesToJurisdiction Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Malaya
North Borneo
Sarawak
Singapore
countryServed Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Malaya
North Borneo
Sarawak
Singapore
currencyIssued Malaya and British Borneo dollar
currencyTypeIssued banknotes
coins
dissolvedReason emergence of national central banks in member territories
function ensure adequate supply of currency
maintain currency stability
headquartersLocation Singapore
historicalSignificance provided a common currency for multiple British territories in Southeast Asia
languageOfName English
legalForm statutory body
mainRole issue common currency
manage regional currency system
monitored currency circulation in Brunei
currency circulation in Malaya
currency circulation in North Borneo
currency circulation in Sarawak
currency circulation in Singapore
operatedUnder British colonial administration
linked to: Colonial Office
operatingPeriod mid-20th century
partOf British colonial monetary system
regionServed Southeast Asia
replacedBy Bank Negara Malaysia
Brunei Currency and Monetary Board
Monetary Authority of Singapore
replacedCurrencyAuthorityFor British Borneo territories
linked to: British Borneo

Malaya
sector finance
monetary policy
supervised design and issuance of Malaya and British Borneo banknotes
design and issuance of Malaya and British Borneo coins
usedBy Malaya and British Borneo dollar area

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Malaya and British Borneo dollar issuingAuthority Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Straits Settlements replacedBy Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo