British North Borneo. British North Borneo Company. Dollar System. 1940-1942 Issues. 10 dollars type 1940. Date: July 1st, 1940. Dimensions: 160 x 82 mm. Watermark: Unknown. Material: Paper. No security thread. Printer: Blades, East & Blades Bank Note Engravers, London. Front and back: polychrome printing predominantly black, blue and brown. Coat of arms at center. Series and red 6-digit s/n. Texts in English, Chinese and Javi. Signature of Treasurer William Anthony Casterton Smelt at right. Description of the back: Blue. Texts in English, florals designs, guilloches patterns and value at center. This note was sold $ 4,302.00 by Stack’s Bowers in 2017 (lot #70377). Grade: PMG 25. Very rare.