British Malaya cent coinage
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Period
1939-1957
Issuing entity
British MalayaBase-metal cent coinage issued for British Malaya, succeeding Straits Settlements issues.
Historical context
Currency administration in the region was reorganised several times, producing successive coin legends.
Design
- Obverse
- Reigning British monarch
- Reverse
- Denomination with the territory name
Identification
- Territory name
- Successive issues are named Malaya, then Malaya and British Borneo
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Exact sequence of issuing authorities and dates to be transcribed from a verified catalogue
- Metals and weights to be confirmed
- Catalogue numbers require transcription