Straits Settlement Coin Queen Victoria

Victoria 5 cents coin dated 1901
Price : US$ 50.00
Order no. Vict 001/05/1901

Victoria 20 cents coin dated 1887
Price : US$ 100.00
Order no. Vict 001/20/1887

5 cents coin dated 1890
Price : US$45.00
Order no.Vic  002/05/1890

10 cents coin dated 1891
Price : US$ 50.00
Order no. Vic 001/10/1891

20 cents coin dated 1888
Price : US$200.00
Order no. Vic 002/20/1888

10 cents coin dated 1901
Price :US$ 50.00
Order no. Vic 001/10/1901

10 cents coin dated 1880
Price :US$ 50.00
Order no. Vic 001/10/1880

10 cents coin dated 1901
Price :US$ 50.00
Order no. Vic 001/10/1901

12 cents coin dated 1887
Price :US$ 50.00
Order no. Vic 001/10/1887

20 cents coin dated 1880
Price :US$ 50.00
Order no. Vic 001/10/1880

Own an antique coin that is more than 110 years old, as a part of our rich Straits Settlements heritage! LOW MINTAGE of 42,000 pcs only, that’s why it’s so seldom to find this date's Queen Victoria 50 cents coins for sale. For old coins, mintages under 200,000 pcs are considered "low mintage". In addition to low mintage, majority of QV 50c coins were destroyed, lost and confiscated by Japanese soldiers (when Singaporeans surrendered Straits currencies for Japanese banana notes) during the two world wars in 1914 and 1939. Actual remaining mintage now would be much lesser than 42,000 pcs!

 For sale: Straits Settlements Queen Victoria 50 cents silver coin dated year 1890H (one of the seldom seen dates, though not “official key date”), 80% silver, diameter 3.1cm. Only 1 coin for sale. Details of coin are very well-defined and well-preserved. This coin here is considered as a very fine 50 cents coin for collection. I value it at US$1,000.00 or a reasonable offer price.

10 cents coin dated 1889
Price :US$ 50.00
Order no. Vic 001/10/1889

On the 6th February 1819 Stamford Raffles established the settlement of Singapore on the island at the southern tip of the Malay peninsular.

In 1826 the settlements at Penang, Malacca which had been secured from the Dutch and Singapore were amalgamated as the Straits Settlements and administered from Penang. The currency used was the Indian Rupee, however the currency of the local trade was the Spanish Dollar. This difference in currencies caused great confusion in the E.I.C. accounts. Attempts to use Indian coinage did not succeed and eventually it was decided to produce fractional coins of the Spanish dollar.

The half cent is copper of 22.5mm and weighs 4.66 gms. Queen Victoria is on the obverse. The reverse shows a myrtle wreath with half cent within and East India Company against the plain edged rim. In all 18,737,498 coins were struck.