British Malaya cent coinage

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Period

1939-1957

Issuing entity

British Malaya

Base-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
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