CURRENCY NOTES, COINS AND TOKENS FROM MALAYA. 129 
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 
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1. One cent: minted at the Calcutta Royal Mint: made of 
bronze: a square shaped coin with rounded corners: size across 
21.8 mm. Flain edge. 
Obvy. Crowned head and bust of King George to left; a dot below: 
legend on left, above and right “ GrorckE V Kina AaNnpD 
EMPEROR OF INDIA. 
Rey. Within an interior beaded circle the figure “1” over the word 
“CENT”: outside this circle and within another similar 
circle the legend “SrTrRAITS SETTLEMENTS (rosace) 1920 
(rosvice)- ue Pel weno Ss amd alsa Uo to: the: 22nd sep= 
tember, 1920 there had been received in the Straits Settle- 
ments Treasury, cents of this type to the value of $576,650. 
2. Five cents: made of nickel: circular diameter 20 mm.: 
plain edge. | 
Obv. Crowned head and bust of King George to left. Legend 
around “ GEoRGE Kinc AND EMPpERoR oF INpIA.” [PI. II. 
mes, TO enavel IGN) 
Rev. Within a beaded interior circle the figure “5”: around and 
outside the circle the legend “Srrarts SETTLEMENTS,” 
above; and, below, ‘“ Fiv—E Cents 1920.” 
I received specimens of this coin in January, 1921, These coins 
were struck at both the Caleutta and Bombay Mints: the coins first 
issued for circulation (and the one above described) emanated from 
the latter; none having been despatched from the former Mint by 
January 24th, 1921. I am indebted for this information to the 
Authorities at His Majesty’s Mint, Calcutta. 
SINGAPORE. 
In August, 1920, I heard that the Singapore Harbour Board 
had issued tokens for use within their very extensive premises cover- 
ing the long line of docks which serve the Port. The result of my 
enquiries was that the Chairman very kindly gave me specimens of 
the denominations then in use and in January, 1921, was good 
enough to let me have examples of a new issue. These may be des- 
eribed thus :— | 
First issue. 
1. One cent: made of tin: diameter 34 mm.: a circular coin 
punched on one side only, the other side being plain. [PIl. II. fig. 
Wile | 
Oby. Within a small central circle the figure “1”; outside and 
within another circle the letters “S H B.” These letters 
are the initial letters of the Singapore Harbour Board. 
Rev. Plain. 
R. A. Soc., No. 85, 1922. 
