One Cent 1870, Coin from Sarawak - detailed information

One Cent 1870, Coin from Sarawak (demonetised 1953)
CoinOne Cent 1870

The one cent coin was the most popular denomination of the Sarawak dollar. Coins issued in 1870 circulated for 72 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.

MintHeaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint) Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintageunknown
Obverse
Sarawak / One Cent 1870 - obverse photo

Head of Charles Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak, facing left. Around, the monarch's legend C. BROOKE RAJAH.

Obverse Inscription C. BROOKE RAJAH
Reverse
Sarawak / One Cent 1870 - reverse photo

The value and denomination ONE CENT is in two lines within a wreath of two olive branches; around above, SARAWAK; below the wreath, the date 1870.

Reverse Inscription ONE CENT SARAWAK 1870
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Museum Victoria lists the mint as "Smith and Wright, Birmingham".

One Cent 1870: Known varieties
Variety Proof
Mintage Issued: unknown
Variety Gilt proof
Mintage Issued: unknown
One Cent 1870: References to Information Used
One Cent 1870 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: US Dollar (USD)
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
See FAQ before use! This is not a proper prediction!
Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)Gilt proofProof 656.87 622.79 588.71 554.63
Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)ProofProof 811.21 816.68 822.16 827.63
Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)Uncirculated (UNC) 135.49 124.75 114.00 103.26
Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)Extra Fine (EF, XF) 40.21 37.86 35.50 33.15
Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)Very Fine (VF) 16.40 15.69 14.97 14.25
Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)Fine (F) 7.30 7.19 7.09 6.98
Historic values in USD for One Cent 1870 / Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint) / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
(hover mouse over grades in the left-hand column to see values highlighted; hover mouse over graph points to see exact values and additional information)
Historic values in USD for One Cent 1870 / Gilt proof / Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint) / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
(hover mouse over grades in the left-hand column to see values highlighted; hover mouse over graph points to see exact values and additional information)
Historic values in USD for One Cent 1870 / Proof / Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint) / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
(hover mouse over grades in the left-hand column to see values highlighted; hover mouse over graph points to see exact values and additional information)
All (24) coins of type: One Cent
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
One Cent 1863 unknown James Brooke by Joseph Moore J. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1870 unknown Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1879 750,000 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1880 1,070,000 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1882 1,070,000 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1884 1,070,000 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1885 2,140,000 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1886 2,014,000 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1887 1,605,000 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1888 2,133,333 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1889 3,200,000 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1890 3,210,000 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1891 1,623,888 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1892 1,088,889 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1893 1,633,888 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1894 1,632,776 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1896 1,088,889 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1897 1,088,889 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1920 5,000,000 Charles Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. V. BROOKE RAJAH · SARAWAK ·
One Cent 1927 5,000,000 Charles Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. V. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1929 2,000,000 Charles Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. V. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1930 3,000,000 Charles Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. V. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1937 3,000,000 Charles Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. V. BROOKE RAJAH
One Cent 1941 3,000,000 Charles Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak C. V. BROOKE RAJAH
Advertising
Royal Mint
Royal Mint
My Collection
Please sign up and/or log in.
You will then be able to manage your collection and record whether you have or want this coin.
One Cent 1870: Details
CountrySarawak
CurrencySarawak Dollar
Coin TypeOne Cent (Copper)
Issued1870
MonarchCharles Brooke, Rajah
EffigyCharles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak
Face Value1 (x Cent)
Total Mintageunknown
CurrentNo; demonetised 1953
MaterialCopper
DesignerJoseph Moore
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size29.0000 mm
Mass9.3300 g
OCC IDXGAV-PEXA-CKAL-OMDY
Search Similar Coins to Buy
Share or Bookmark this Page
One Cent 1870: Photos
ImageDetails
Coin - 1 Cent, Sarawak, 1870
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY
Author:
Source
Coin - 1 Cent, Sarawak, 1870
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY
Author:
Source
Bronze cent, Birmingham, 1870
Copyright: American Numismatic Society / CC BY NC
Source
Bronze cent, Birmingham, 1870
Copyright: American Numismatic Society / CC BY NC
Source
One Cent 1870: Catalogue Reference IDs