NOTES
Notes issued by Brunei Currency Board, if
not mutilated or imperfect shall be legal tender up to their face value.
Till today, Brunei Currency Board had
issued various series of notes of denomination $1, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $500, $1,000
and $10,000.
For denominations of $1, $5, $10, $50 and
$100, there had been 4 different designs. As for the $500 and $1,000 notes, there were 2
designs and the $10,000 denomination had only one design which was issued in 1989. The $25
note was a special issue in 1992 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of His Majesty Sultan
Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of
Brunei Darussalam accession to the throne. All the background designs and
ornamentation for the $25 note were inspired by Malay and Muslim decorative art motives.
All the notes issued are legal tender in Brunei Darussalam.
During 1996, a few series of new notes
were introduced. In February, new polymer currency notes of $1 denomination were issued
and in July 1996, further denominations of $5 and $10 polymer notes all of the same size
were issued. Polymer substrate was introduced for the very first time in Brunei Darussalam
and used only for the smaller denominations of $1, $5 and $10 due to their high usage
since a study has shown that polymer material is more durable.
Within the same year in May and August,
new $100 notes and $50 notes were introduced respectively as legal tender. The new $50 and
$100 are of same size unlike previous series. All of these notes will circulate side by
side with any earlier series of notes. In an effort to keep up with new technology, Brunei
Currency Board will produce new designs of notes from time to time.
Different Series Of Notes Issued
Specifications of current notes in circulation
