STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
EAST INDIA COMPANY, 1826-1858
VICTORIA QUEEN
Straits Settlements, a former British crown colony situated on the Malay Peninsula of Asia, was formed in 1826 by combining the territories of Singapore, Penang and Malacca. The colony was administered by the East India Company until its abolition in 1858. Straits Settlements was a part of British India from 1858 to 1867 at which time it became a Crown Colony.
EAST INDIA COMPANY.... STRAITS SETTLEMENT COINAGE..
VICTORIA QUEEN... " FIRST SERIES "---- " 1845 "...
STRUCKED FOR ONE YEAR.. ( 1845 ) ONLY..
OBV.. BUST OF VICTORIA QUEEN..
REV..."EAST INDIA- COMPANY".. DATE- 1845, AND DENOMINATION..( ONE CENT )
IMPORTANT- VERY VERY RARE ISSUE... DIFFICULT TO FIND ANOTHER SPECIMEN
Composition: Copper · Size: 29mm
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