Brief History
The Malayan dollar was the currency
of the British colonies and protectorates in Malaya and Brunei from 1939 until
1953.
The Malayan dollar was issued by the
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya.
The Board of Commissioners of
Currency, Malaya, came into being in October 1938 following the Blackett Report
which recommended that the sole power of issuing currency for the various Malay
States, including Brunei, and the Straits Settlements should be entrusted to a
pan-Malayan Currency Commission.
In 1952 the board was renamed the
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo.
Coinage History
Coins were issued between 1939 and
1950 in denominations of square shaped ½¢ and 1¢in bronze, and round 5¢, 10¢
and 20¢ (silver until 1945, and cupro-nickel from 1948).
These all had the same designs and
appearance of previous Straits Settlements coinage, which they replaced. The 1¢
coins were reduced in size in 1943 due to cost and wartime materials shortages
while the ½¢ were discontinued after 1940, even though they continued to be
legal tender. All coins of this series depict King George VI. Older Straits
coinage also continued to circulate alongside though silver pieces of both
types quickly began to disappear.
Coins
King George V
“George VI, by the Grace of God, of
Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender
of the Faith”
“George
VI, Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae,
Hiberniae et terrarum transmarinarum quae in ditione sunt Britannica Rex, Fidei
Defensor”
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur
George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and
the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death
in 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the
Commonwealth.
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½¢
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1¢
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5¢
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10¢
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20¢
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1940
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1939-1941
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1939-1941
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1939-1941
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1949
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Bronze
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Bronze
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Silver 0.75
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Silver 0.75
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Silver 0.75
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2.91g
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5.83g
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1.36g
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2.71g
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5.43g
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18.5mm
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21.5mm
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16.0mm
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18.0mm
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23.2mm
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1943-1945
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1943-1945
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1943-1945
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Silver 0.50
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Silver 0.50
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Silver 0.50 |
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1.41g
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2.71g
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5.43g
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16.2mm
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18.0mm
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23.2mm
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1948-1950
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1948-1950
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1948-1950
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Cu-Ni
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Cu-Ni
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Cu-Ni
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1.41g
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2.82g
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5.65g
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16.2mm
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19.5mm
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23.5mm
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½¢
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1¢
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5¢
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10¢
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20¢
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