Five Cents 1921, Coin from North Borneo

Five Cents 1921, Coin from North Borneo (demonetised 1953)

Coin	Five Cents 1921

Mint	Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)	Mint Mark	Letter H	Total Mintage	500,000

Obverse

The Coat of Arms of the British North Borneo Chartered Company; on a shield, a lion above a dhow (native boat) with sails; the shield is supported by two native warriors, one holding a shield, the other a large native sword or machete; the crest, two arms holding a flag staff; below on ribbon the motto PERGO ET PERAGO (translation: I undertake and I achieve); below, the mint mark (H for The Mint Birmingham Limited, known as Ralph Heaton and Sons Limited before 1879).

Obverse Inscription	(none)

Reverse
Within a circle of beads, value 5 CENTS on two lines; around, · STATE OF NORTH BORNEO · ; below, the date 1921.

Reverse Inscription	5 CENTS STATE OF NORTH BORNEO · 1921 ·

Edge	Plain	Edge Inscription	None

Five Cents 1921: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link
Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei	1986	Coin description
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Coin description	link
The Coins of Malaysia	1969	Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint
The Coins of Malaysia	1969	Mintage
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage

Five Cents 1921 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: US Dollar (USD)

Mint	Variety	Grade	2018	2019	2020	2021
See FAQ before use! This is not a proper prediction!
Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)		Uncirculated (UNC)	138.96	145.31	151.67	158.03
Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)		Extra Fine (EF, XF)	33.36	34.39	35.42	36.45
Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)		Very Fine (VF)	12.97	13.24	13.50	13.76
Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)		Fine (F)	6.49	6.62	6.75	6.88

Historic values in USD for Five Cents 1921 / Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint) / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.

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All (8) coins of type: Five Cents

Coin Name	Mintage	Legend
Five Cents 1903	1,000,000	(none)
Five Cents 1920	100,000	(none)
Five Cents 1921	500,000	(none)
Five Cents 1927	150,000	(none)
Five Cents 1928	151,000	(none)
Five Cents 1938	500,000	(none)
Five Cents 1940	500,000	(none)
Five Cents 1941	1,000,000	(none)

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Five Cents 1921: Details

Country	North Borneo
Currency	British North Borneo Dollar
Coin Type	Five Cents
Issued	1921
Face Value	5 (x Cent)
Total Mintage	500,000
Current	No; demonetised 1953
Material	CuproNickel
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	28.0000 mm
Mass	7.2000 g
OCC ID	PNXY-DONZ-CKKJ-OVRB

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Five Cents 1921: Photos

Image	Details
	Coin - 5 Cents, North Borneo, 1921 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Source
	Coin - 5 Cents, North Borneo, 1921 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Source
	British North Borneo 1921-H 5 cents Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Source
	British North Borneo 1921-H 5 cents Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Source

Five Cents 1921: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei	British North Borneo SS 10
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	British North Borneo KM# 5

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Five Cents 1921, Coin from North Borneo - detailed information