Straits Settlements 1 Cent - Victoria, 1884 – 1886

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Straits Settlements Straits Settlements
Currency Dollar (1845 – 1939)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Cent
Year 1884 – 1886
Ruler Victoria (1837–1901)
Composition Bronze
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 9.33
Diameter (mm) 29
Thickness (mm) 2
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Cent from Straits Settlements. Issued from 1884 to 1886. Struck in Bronze. Measures 29 mm and weighs 9.33 g.

Obverse
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
Within a circle of beads, 1; around above, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS; around below, ONE CENT 1884
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf Comment Frequency
1886  1.5M — — — — — 16%
1885  7.4M — — — — — 28%
1884  6M € 2,00 € 2,70 € 3,30 € 4,40 € 16,00 63%
1884  — — — — — — Proof 0.3%

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