Summary
1/2 Cent, Issued by Straits Settlements, Malaysia, Penang, Malacca, Singapore, 1872 H
Minted by Heaton & Son, Birmingham, England
Obverse Description
Head of the Queen wearing coronet or diadem ornamented with jewels facing left; around, VICTORIA QUEEN. The ends of the coronet are connected by a band which is partly hidden by the hair. The hair is drawn into a knot tied with a bow which hangs down the back of the neck. Mint mark, H, below neck truncation.
Reverse Description
Within a circle of beads, 1/2; around above, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS; below, HALF CENT 1872
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
This formed part of the first issue of copper coins for the Colony of the Straits Settlements. The new legal tender of the Colony was the silver dollar of which this coin was a subsidiary, such coins were legal tender up to $1. From 1867 the dollar coins of Hong Kong, Spain, Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia were legal tender. Later the Japanese Yen, the USA Trade dollar and the British Trade Dollar were added.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Robert Edwards - Museum of Victoria, 02 Sep 1988
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Date Issued
1862 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Copper
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Axis
06
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
22 mm (Outside Diameter), 4.84 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
KM#8 Pridmore 169 Pridmore, Fred. Coins and Coinages of the Straits Settlements and British Malaya 1786 to 1951, pp.41-47
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900.
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1955. Coins and Coinages of the Straits Settlements and British Malaya 1786 to 1951.
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