Twenty Cents (Small), Coin Type from Sarawak (showing photos)

Twenty Cents (Small), Coin Type from Sarawak (issued 1927 - 1927)

Coin Type	Twenty Cents (Small)

Silver coinage was introduced in Sarawak in 1900 with weights and fineness of the silver coins corresponding with the respective issues of Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements. In 1920 the denomination was, then made smaller in size in 1927 (this issue). This was the last date of the denomination.

These coins circulated for 15 years 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.

Obverse
Head of Vyner (Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke), the third and last Rajah of Sarawak, facing right. Around above, the monarch's legend C. V. BROOKE RAJAH; below, · SARAWAK ·.

Obverse Inscription	C. V. BROOKE RAJAH · SARAWAK ·

Reverse
Within a rope circle tied at the bottom, the value 20; around, TWENTY · 1927 · CENTS. The mint mark H of the Birmingham Mint (previously known as Heaton and Sons) is below the knot.

Reverse Inscription	20 TWENTY · 1927 · CENTS

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes

"The Coins of Malaysia" and "The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, 1400-1967" show the 1927 coins as being the same size and composition as 1920. According to Krause though, the 1927 is smaller.

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 (Small) - (1) Coins

Coin Name	Reverse	Obverse	Details
Twenty Cents 1927			Material: 0.400 Silver Mint: Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint) Mintage: 250,000

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Twenty Cents (Small): Details

Country	Sarawak
Currency	Sarawak Dollar
Sub-type of	Twenty Cents
From	1927
To	1927
Face Value	20 (x Cent)
Current	No (demonetised 1953)
Material	0.400 Silver
Designer
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	23.6000 mm
Mass	5.0800 g

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Twenty Cents (Small): Photos

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	Sarawak 1927-H 20 cents Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Source
	Sarawak 1927-H 20 cents Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Source

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