One Cent 1892, Coin from Sarawak

One Cent 1892, Coin from Sarawak (demonetised 1953)

Coin	One Cent 1892

The one cent coin was the most popular denomination of the Sarawak dollar. Between 1892 and 1897, one cent coins were issued with a central hole; this is the first year of the type.

Coins issued in 1892 circulated for 50 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.

Mint	Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint)	Mint Mark	Letter H	Total Mintage	1,088,889 (1.1 million)

Obverse
Head of Charles Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak, facing left, above hole in centre. Around, the monarch's legend C. BROOKE RAJAH. Below, crossed flags representing Sarawak and the United Kingdom (as an indication that Sarawak was a British protectorate).

Obverse Inscription	C. BROOKE RAJAH

Reverse
Value ONE CENT in two lines separated by centre hole and within a wreath of two olive branches; around above, SARAWAK; below, the date 1892. The mint mark H of the Birmingham Mint (previously known as Heaton and Sons) is above the date.

Reverse Inscription	ONE CENT SARAWAK 1892

Edge	Plain	Edge Inscription	None

Notes	Krause catalogues list mintage of 2,178,000.

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One Cent 1892: Known varieties

Variety	Proof
Mintage	Issued: unknown

One Cent 1892: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Notes
Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei	1986	Coin description
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint
The Coins of Malaysia	1969	Mintage
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Varieties	Proof

All (24) coins of type: One Cent

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
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

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One Cent 1892: Details

Country	Sarawak
Currency	Sarawak Dollar
Coin Type	One Cent (Copper, Holed)
Issued	1892
Monarch	Charles Brooke, Rajah
Effigy	Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak
Face Value	1 (x Cent)
Total Mintage	1,088,889 (1.1 million)
Current	No; demonetised 1953
Material	Copper
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round with hole
Size	29.0000 mm
Thickness	1.9000 mm
Mass	9.3300 g
OCC ID	RDKL-MOMK-CJVL-ONZB

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One Cent 1892: Photos

Image	Details
	Sarawak Cent 1892 Copyright: numis-kimel Source
	Sarawak Cent 1892 Copyright: numis-kimel Source
	Coin - 1 Cent, Sarawak, 1892 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Source
	Coin - 1 Cent, Sarawak, 1892 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Source
	Bronze cent, Birmingham, 1892 Copyright: American Numismatic Society / CC BY NC Source
	Bronze cent, Birmingham, 1892 Copyright: American Numismatic Society / CC BY NC Source

One Cent 1892: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei	Sarawak SS 10
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Sarawak KM# 7

Relevant Links

Coins Numismatics: Sarawak Coins One Cent 1892 Charles Brooke Rajah

Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Cent, Sarawak, 1892

American Numismatic Society: Bronze cent, Birmingham, 1892

One Cent 1892, Coin from Sarawak - detailed information