Tuesday 25 December 2012

India Straits Coins - 1862


Straits Settlements which was formed in 1826 by combining coastal states of the Malay States such as Melacca, Penang and Singapore, was administered by East India Company until its abolition in 1858. As part of the British India ( Crown Colony )  from 1858 until 1862, the British issued Indian Straits Coins which could not only be used in Straits Settlements but also in states along the India Straits in 1862.
                                        (   The 1/4 coins is still missing in my collection   )

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