One Cent 1886, Coin from North Borneo

One Cent 1886, Coin from North Borneo (demonetised 1953)

Coin	One Cent 1886

The British North Borneo Company had the right to produce coin under its Royal Charter, granted in 1881. It had 1 cent coins struck in England from 1882 and 1/2 cent pieces from 1885. These coins were linked to the silver dollar as used in the Straits Settlement and Hong Kong. In 1904 the Company moved from the use of bronze to copper-nickel for the 1 cent.

Mint	Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)	Mint Mark	Letter H	Total Mintage	5,000,000 (5.0 million)

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 date 1886; the mint mark (H for The Mint Birmingham Limited, known as Ralph Heaton and Sons Limited before 1879) is above the date.

Obverse Inscription	1886

Reverse
Within a wreath of two olive branches, ONE CENT; above and below the denomination it is repeated vertically in Chinese characters: 洋元一分 ("yang yuan yat fen", or "foreign dollar one cent"); below the wreath the denomination in Malay: ساتو سين ("satu sen", or "one cent" in Jawi script); around above, BRITISH NORTH BORNEO Co.

Reverse Inscription	BRITISH NORTH BORNEO Co. ONE CENT 洋元一分 ساتو سين

Edge	Plain	Edge Inscription	None

One Cent 1886: Known varieties

Variety	Proof
Mintage	Issued: unknown

One Cent 1886: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Atkins, Coins and Tokens of the British Empire	1889	Coin description
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
Atkins, Coins and Tokens of the British Empire	1889	Varieties		Proof
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Varieties		Proof

All (17) coins of type: One Cent

Coin Name	Mintage	Legend
One Cent 1882	2,000,000	1882
One Cent 1884	2,000,000	1884
One Cent 1885	1,000,000	1885
One Cent 1886	5,000,000	1886
One Cent 1887	6,000,000	1887
One Cent 1888	6,000,000	1888
One Cent 1889	9,000,000	1889
One Cent 1890	8,000,000	1890
One Cent 1891	3,000,000	1891
One Cent 1894	1,000,000	1894
One Cent 1896	1,000,000	1896
One Cent 1904	2,000,000	(none)
One Cent 1907	1,000,000	1907
One Cent 1921	1,000,000	(none)
One Cent 1935	1,000,000	(none)
One Cent 1938	1,000,000	(none)
One Cent 1941	1,000,000	(none)

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One Cent 1886: Details

Country	North Borneo
Currency	British North Borneo Dollar
Coin Type	One Cent (Copper)
Issued	1886
Face Value	1 (x Cent)
Total Mintage	5,000,000 (5.0 million)
Current	No; demonetised 1953
Material	Copper
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	29.0000 mm
Mass	9.3300 g
OCC ID	GRNA-ZEGW-CPGR-EXJL

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One Cent 1886: Photos

Image	Details
	Coin - 1 Cent, British North Borneo Company, 1886 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Source
	Coin - 1 Cent, British North Borneo Company, 1886 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Source
	British North Borneo 1886-H cent Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Source
	British North Borneo 1886-H cent Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Source
	British North Borneo, British Protectorate: Cent 1886 Copyright: Britaly Coins, by permission Author: Britaly Coins Source
	British North Borneo, British Protectorate: Cent 1886 Copyright: Britaly Coins, by permission Author: Britaly Coins Source

One Cent 1886: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei	British North Borneo SS 7
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	British North Borneo KM# 2

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Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Cent, British North Borneo Company, 1886

One Cent 1886, Coin from North Borneo - detailed information