Summary

1 Dollar, British Trade Dollar, Issued by Straits Settlements, Penang, Malacca, Singapore, Hong Kong, Borneo, 1897 B
Minted by Bombay Mint, India

Obverse Description

Britannia standing helmeted looking to left; her right hand grasps a trident (on which the mint mark B, incuse) and her left rests on a shield; a sailing ship on the horizon at left; in exergue, 1895; around ONE DOLLAR

Reverse Description

At centre within a beaded circle, a scroll ornamentation containing Chinese characters YAT YUEN or Yi Yuan (one dollar) at top and bottom, and Malay characters SATU RINGGIT (one dollar) at right and left; at centre, a Chinese labyrinth; around, a key pattern

Edge Description

Milled

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