Twenty Cents (Large), Coin Type from Sarawak - detailed information

Twenty Cents (Large), Coin Type from Sarawak (issued 1900 - 1915)
Coin TypeTwenty Cents (Large)

Silver coinage was introduced in Sarawak in 1900. The weights and fineness of the silver coins of Rajah Charles Brooke corresponded with the respective issues of Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements.

These coins circulated until the Japanese occupation forces replaced them with their own invasion currency in 1942. After the war, Sarawak did not regain independence and eventually became one of the states forming the Federation of Malaysia. Its coinage was formally demonetised in 1953.

Composition: 80% silver. The mass was 81.81 grains in the measurement units of the time, equal to 5.43 grammes.

Obverse

Head of Charles Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak, facing left. Around, the monarch's legend C. BROOKE RAJAH · SARAWAK ·.

Obverse Inscription C. BROOKE RAJAH · SARAWAK ·
Reverse

Within a rope circle tied at the bottom, the value 20; around, TWENTY · [year] · CENTS. The mint mark H of the Birmingham Mint (previously known as Heaton and Sons) is below the knot.

Reverse Inscription 20 TWENTY [year] CENTS
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

References to additional information:

[Book] Saran, Singh. The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, 1400-1967. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Malaysia Numismatic Society, 1986. pp 351-372.
[Book] Kavanagh, Kevin F. 1969. The Coins of Malaysia, pp 65-73
[Book] Remick, Jerome. 1971. British Commonwealth Coins., pp 489-492

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Coin Type: Twenty Cents (Large) - (6) Coins
Coin NameReverseObverseDetails
Twenty Cents 1900 Sarawak / Twenty Cents 1900 - reverse photo Sarawak / Twenty Cents 1900 - obverse photo Material: 0.800 Silver
Mint: Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)
Mintage: 75,000
Twenty Cents 1906 Sarawak / Twenty Cents 1906 - reverse photo Sarawak / Twenty Cents 1906 - obverse photo Material: 0.800 Silver
Mint: Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)
Mintage: 25,000
Twenty Cents 1910 Sarawak / Twenty Cents 1910 - reverse photo Sarawak / Twenty Cents 1910 - obverse photo Material: 0.800 Silver
Mint: Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)
Mintage: 25,000
Twenty Cents 1911 Sarawak / Twenty Cents 1911 - reverse photo Sarawak / Twenty Cents 1911 - obverse photo Material: 0.800 Silver
Mint: Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)
Mintage: 25,000
Twenty Cents 1913 Sarawak / Twenty Cents 1913 - reverse photo Sarawak / Twenty Cents 1913 - obverse photo Material: 0.800 Silver
Mint: Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)
Mintage: 25,000
Twenty Cents 1915 Material: 0.800 Silver
Mint: Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)
Mintage: 25,000
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Twenty Cents (Large): Details
CountrySarawak
CurrencySarawak Dollar
Sub-type ofTwenty Cents
From1900
To1915
Face Value20 (x Cent)
CurrentNo (demonetised 1953)
Material0.800 Silver
Designer
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
Size23.3000 mm
Mass5.4300 g
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