Sarawak: Coins Issued and Used
Showing only circulating coin types (regular coinage plus circulating commemoratives).
Sarawak (1841 - 1946)
| Information about what currencies were issued by Sarawak, with lists of coinage, as well as periods when foreign-issued currencies were used. |
Currency: Sarawak Dollar. Used in Sarawak: (1858 - 1953)
| Currency | Sarawak Dollar |
|---|---|
| Period | Sarawak Dollar |
| Used | 1858 - 1953 |
| Description | The country started issuing its own coinage from 1841 when it issued a one keping coin. This was later demonetised and cents were introduced from 1863 onward, in denominations ranging from a quarter cent to 50 cents. These were initially subdivisions of the Spanish dollar which was legal tender in the country, until a Sarawak dollar was introduced. The dollar was the currency of Sarawak from 1858 to 1953. It was subdivided into 100 cents. The dollar remained at par with the Straits dollar and its successor the Malayan dollar, the currency of Malaya and Singapore, from its introduction until both currencies were replaced by the Malaya and British Borneo dollar in 1953. |
Fifty Cents (demonetised 1953)
3 coins (1900 - 1927)
3 coins (1900 - 1927)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Fifty Cents 1900 | 40,000 |
| Fifty Cents 1906 | 10,000 |
| Fifty Cents 1927 | 200,000 |
Twenty Cents (demonetised 1953)
8 coins (1900 - 1927)
8 coins (1900 - 1927)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Twenty Cents 1900 | 75,000 |
| Twenty Cents 1906 | 25,000 |
| Twenty Cents 1910 | 25,000 |
| Twenty Cents 1911 | 25,000 |
| Twenty Cents 1913 | 25,000 |
| Twenty Cents 1915 | 25,000 |
| Twenty Cents 1920 | 25,000 |
| Twenty Cents 1927 | 250,000 |
Ten Cents (demonetised 1953)
10 coins (1900 - 1934)
10 coins (1900 - 1934)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Ten Cents 1900 | 150,000 |
| Ten Cents 1906 | 50,000 |
| Ten Cents 1910 | 50,000 |
| Ten Cents 1911 | 100,000 |
| Ten Cents 1913 | 100,000 |
| Ten Cents 1915 | 100,000 |
| Ten Cents 1920 (Silver) | 150,000 |
| Ten Cents 1920 (CuproNickel) | 800,000 |
| Ten Cents 1927 | 1,000,000 |
| Ten Cents 1934 | 2,000,000 |
Five Cents (demonetised 1953)
8 coins (1900 - 1927)
8 coins (1900 - 1927)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Five Cents 1900 | 200,000 |
| Five Cents 1908 | 40,000 |
| Five Cents 1911 | 40,000 |
| Five Cents 1913 | 100,000 |
| Five Cents 1915 | 100,000 |
| Five Cents 1920 (Silver) | 100,000 |
| Five Cents 1920 (CuproNickel) | 400,000 |
| Five Cents 1927 | 600,000 |
One Cent (demonetised 1953)
24 coins (1863 - 1941)
24 coins (1863 - 1941)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| One Cent 1863 | unknown |
| One Cent 1870 | unknown |
| One Cent 1879 | 750,000 |
| One Cent 1880 | 1,070,000 |
| One Cent 1882 | 1,070,000 |
| One Cent 1884 | 1,070,000 |
| One Cent 1885 | 2,140,000 |
| One Cent 1886 | 2,014,000 |
| One Cent 1887 | 1,605,000 |
| One Cent 1888 | 2,133,333 |
| One Cent 1889 | 3,200,000 |
| One Cent 1890 | 3,210,000 |
| One Cent 1891 | 1,623,888 |
| One Cent 1892 | 1,088,889 |
| One Cent 1893 | 1,633,888 |
| One Cent 1894 | 1,632,776 |
| One Cent 1896 | 1,088,889 |
| One Cent 1897 | 1,088,889 |
| One Cent 1920 | 5,000,000 |
| One Cent 1927 | 5,000,000 |
| One Cent 1929 | 2,000,000 |
| One Cent 1930 | 3,000,000 |
| One Cent 1937 | 3,000,000 |
| One Cent 1941 | 3,000,000 |
Half Cent (demonetised 1953)
5 coins (1863 - 1933)
5 coins (1863 - 1933)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Half Cent 1863 | unknown |
| Half Cent 1870 | 250,000 |
| Half Cent 1879 | 250,000 |
| Half Cent 1896 | 326,667 |
| Half Cent 1933 | 2,000,000 |
Quarter Cent (demonetised 1953)
3 coins (1863 - 1896)
3 coins (1863 - 1896)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Quarter Cent 1863 | unknown |
| Quarter Cent 1870 | 100,000 |
| Quarter Cent 1896 | 283,112 |
Keping (demonetised 1863)
1 coin (1842)
1 coin (1842)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Keping 1842 | unknown |
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