Coin - 1 Cent, Straits Settlements, 1877

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Summary:: 1 Cent, Issued by Straits Settlements, Malaysia, Penang, Malacca, Singapore, 1877
Minted by Calcutta Mint, India
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Tagged with:	british empire coins, british commonwealth and empire coins
Themes this item is part of:	Calcutta Mint, Medal & Coin Makers, Kolkata, India, 1757-1952, Numismatics & Philately Collection
Primary Classification:	COINS
Secondary Classification:	Malaysia - Straits Settlements
Tertiary Classification:	working strikes
Series:	Straits Settlements
DateEra:	1877 AD
Denomination:	1 Cent
Obverse Description:	Head of the Queen, wearing coronet or diadem ornamented with jewels, facing left; around, VICTORIA QUEEN. The ends of the coronet are connected by a band decorated with a scroll which is partly hidden by the hair. The hair is drawn into a knot behind the head and teied with a bow at the back of the head.
Reverse Description:	Within a circle of beads, 1; around above, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS; around below, ONE CENT 1877
Edge Description:	Plain
Shape:	Round
Material:	Copper
Issued By:	Straits Settlements (Malaysia), 1877
Mint:	Calcutta (Mint), India, 1877
References:	KM#9 Pridmore 152
Bibliography:	[Book], Mr Colin Bruce - Krause Publications, Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900, 2006 [Book], Major Fred Pridmore, Coins and Coinages of the Straits Settlements and British Malaya 1786 to 1951, Government Printing Office, Singapore, Singapore, 1955