Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Rare Coins 2

The first coins issued for the Straits Settlements in 1845 were ¼, ½ and 1 cent denominations in copper. They were issued by the East India Company and did not bear any indication of where they were to be used. Those in our collections are left from our forefathers.























Bauhinia, "HONG KONG"



 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1799 Liberty silver coin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Strait settlement 1 cent 1893
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Strait Settlement 1 cent 1884
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hong Kong one cent coin was issued between 1863 and 1941
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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