? During the early 19th century, the dominant colony of the regions which were later amalgamated as the Straits Settlements, that being Penang, Malacca and Singapore, was the Spanish Dollar. Additionally Java rupees and guilders were often used in the colony but they had a reputation of having a silver content less than that of the Spanish Dollar. Because of this, in 1823 the government declared the Spanish Dollar the legal currency of the settlements but this left the colony without any lower ...
? The 1889 Sydney is the key date of the series and one of the most underrated half sovereigns in the entire series; This was largely due to its mintage figure going unpublished in most catalogues despite Royal mint reports stating a mintage of 32,000 . The prices have come up to a more realistic level so perhaps the comment of this being a sleeper is outdated though there was a time when this date, although turning up very infrequently, would turn up at or close ...
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? This commemorative ten Dollar coin is one piece from an 8 coin set known as the State Series. They were released in an annual basis between the years of 1985-1993, excluding the year 1988. Each coin commemorates a different Australian State or Territory and bears the Coat of Arms of each one. This coin paying tribute to Queensland was the fourth in the series and issued in 1989. It was joined by Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory ...
? In 1934 the Malay Commissioners of Currency was formed in order to provide a single economic unit for the Straits Settlements guaranteed by the Malayan Governments. Coins were first produced for the Commission in 1939 with the five cent first struck that year bearing a similar design to the previous Straits' pieces. The reverse features a double inner circle with 5 CENTS in the middle and the legend, COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY MALAYA.The series is relatively easy to complete with all dates being ...