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Detailed information about Coin: Two and a Half Cents 1920 from North Borneo
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| Country | North Borneo | Currency | British North Borneo Dollar | ||||||
| Face value | 2 1/2 (x Cent) | Type | Two and a Half Cents | ||||||
| Year | 1920 | Current | No (demonetised 1953) | ||||||
| Mintage | 280,000 (280000) | ||||||||
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| Material | CuproNickel | Designer | |||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 25 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 4.8500 | ||||||||
| 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). |
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| Obverse inscription | (none) | ||||||||
| Reverse | Within a circle of beads, value 2 1/2 CENTS on two lines; around, · STATE OF NORTH BORNEO · ; below, the date 1920. |
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| Reverse inscription | 2 1/2 CENTS STATE OF NORTH BORNEO · 1920 · | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
Coin - 2 1/2 Cents, North Borneo, 1920 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick source |
Coin - 2 1/2 Cents, North Borneo, 1920 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei | British North Borneo SS 9 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | British North Borneo KM# 4 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| 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 |
| Years | ||||||
| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint) | Uncirculated (UNC) | 342.79 | 356.81 | 370.84 | 384.86 | |
| Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint) | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 163.14 | 170.97 | 178.80 | 186.63 | |
| Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint) | Very Fine (VF) | 56.62 | 58.75 | 60.88 | 63.01 | |
| Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint) | Fine (F) | 16.83 | 17.41 | 17.99 | 18.56 | |
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| Museums Victoria: Coin - 2 1/2 Cents, North Borneo, 1920 |
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| American Bullion Inc. - Free Gold Guide |
| Two and a Half Cents 1903 | Two and a Half Cents 1920 |