🇲🇾🇲🇾 1883 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 1/2 CENT COIN 🇲🇾🇲🇾

½ Cent - Victoria

½ Cent - Victoria - obverse½ Cent - Victoria - reverse

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Features

IssuerStraits Settlements (British Malaysia)  
QueenVictoria  (1837-1901)  
TypeStandard circulation coin 
Years1872-1883 
Value½ Cent (0.005)
CurrencyDollar (1845-1939)
CompositionCopper
Weight4.66 g
Diameter23.0 mm
Thickness1.4 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
DemonetizedYes 
NumberN# 15527  
ReferencesKM# 8 

Obverse

Crowned bust facing left

Script: Latin 

Lettering: 
VICTORIA QUEEN
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Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon Read more on Wikipedia

Reverse

Denomination within beaded circle, date lower right

Script: Latin 

Lettering: 
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
1/2
· HALF CENT 1872 ·

Edge

Smooth

Mints

Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date) 
HHeaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited, United Kingdom (1850-2003) 
WJames Watt & Co., Smethwick, United Kingdom (1860-1895) 

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