British India Colony : King George VI One Rupee 1940

As a reference, since my coin is not EF enough.

Obverse: One Rupee 1940

Rev: George VI King Emperor

I bought this in June-2010 but only recently I noticed this piece and only put them into database. How silly. The condition is very good and the price was reasonable.

Krause Catalog: KM#557

Minted in Bombay and only have 50% silver content.


Read more about this coin at
http://www.exonumi.com/?page=publish&id=1.132.CN.3746b

The Government of Kelantan - 5 Dirhams (Sterling Silver)

This sterling silver was issued in the state of Kelantan, meant to be circulated in the market with value at last peg of RM20.00 for 1 Dirham. Whilst the effort of the the state government is very much applauded, but the real intention has never been achieved because most of the silver and gold (Dinar) was bought for private investment (read for me: collection).

I was amazed that 1 Dirham was the most sought after that every mintage was quickly snapped out.

These dirhams are available in 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100. As the selling price is RM20, one piece of 100 dirhams would easily cost RM2,000. I wonder how are you going to take around 100 dirhams silver in your pocket.

I bought 2 pieces of 2 dirhams for RM20 each and 1 piece of 5 dirham for RM100 at Koperasi Pasar Siti Khadijah, Kota Bharu. (I am still looking to get at least one piece of 1 dirham into my collection)

Update: Recent price for 1 Dirham = RM25.00 (02/Dec/2011)
Dec/2011 - I finally have 2 pcs of 1 Kelantan Dirham.

Kupang Kedah (18th Century) - Half Real

Obv: Muhammad ShahRev: Sultan of Kedah

HALF REAL ? (Silver Alloy) SS11Obverse: In Arabic "Al Sultan Al Kedah" (The Sultan of Kedah)
Reverse: In Arabic "Muhammad Shah"
Edge: Plain
Weight: 1.9 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Composition: Silver - Silver and Copper Alloy
(Several die varieties exist)

REAL is currency used at that time (Spanish Real) More information on Spanish Real, refer here.

Circulated during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Shah II (1710 - 1773)

Info collected from The Encyclopaedia of The Coins of Malaysia Singapore and Brunei 1400 - 1967 (by Saran Singh, 2nd Edition, 1996)

This piece is scarce to find and I am just lucky that someone offered me at a "reasonable" price.


Update 2012-July-17

More photo and information about the coin can be read at:
http://www.exonumi.com/?page=publish&id=1.127.CN.cb8be

Terengganu Keping (or Pitis)

Terengganu Pitis/Keping

Estimated to circulate in the state of Terengganu around late 18th century until early 19th century.

The condition I have is readable and ciphered, I would put it as Extremely Fine (EF) condition.

SS33

Arabic words, read: Kali Malik Al Adil

Translation: The Reign of the Just Ruler

Reverse: Plain

Edge: Plain

Composition: Tin

Source: The Encyclopaedia of The Coins of Malaysia Singapore And Brunei (Saran Singh)

KING EDWARD VII (1903-1910) - One Rupee

Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 Nov 1841 - 06 May 1910 ) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. He was the son of Queen Victoria. He reigned from 22 Jan 1901 until his death on 06 May 1910.
When Queen Victoria died on 22 January 1901, the Prince of Wales became king. Then 59, he was the second oldest man to ascend to the throne in British history (the oldest having been William IV), who ascended at age of 64 years.

Full name --Albert Edward
Reign --22 Jan 1901-06 May 1910
Coronation --09 Aug 1902
Predecessor --Victoria
Successor --George V

King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital is amongst the foremost teaching and medical care providing institutions in India. The hospital was founded in Bombay in 1926 as a memorial to the King, who had visited India as Prince of Wales in 1876.

Coins of King Edward VII
The Edward VII series of coins of India are dated 1903-1910. No Gold coins were issued during the reign of Edward VII. There are four silver coins (Rupee, 1/2 Rupee, 1/4 Rupee and 2 Annas) and three copper coins (1/4 Anna, 1/2 Pice and 1/12 Anna). A cupro-nickel 1 Anna coin was introduced in 1906.

Coinage of Queen Victoria had the Queen's bust facing left, following the British practice of making the effigies of successive sovereigns face opposite directions,the coins of Edward showed the king facing right.

On 01 Aug,1906, the copper coins were replace by bronze issues with the same obverse and reverse designs but a thinner plancet due to the rising international prices of copper. The 1906 coins come in both varieties.

Another special feature of the coinage of this period was that,in all the silver coins the inscription was in both English and Persian, compared to Victoria coins that showed only English. In 1 anna cupro-nickel coin, the value was shown in five languages- English, Persian, Hindi, Bengali and Telugu.




There were over 263 million of these Indian 1 rupee coins featuring King Edward VII (1901-10) minted at Bombay and Calcutta. It contains .3438 of an ounce of silver. There is no mint mark for Calcutta. The Bombay issues have a small incuse "B" (the 1903 Rupee also has a raised "B" variety). The "B" mint mark can be impossible to see but a "dot" on the stem of the lotus-bud (lower right on reverse) is a more prominent mark.




Added on: 12-Sep-2008

Update 2012-07-23

More information about the coin can be found here:

http://www.exonumi.com/?page=publish&id=1.128.CN.f593d

Bought from eBay - Malaysia 20 Sen 1970

Bought from eBay. It has been quite some time that I have been buying stuff from eBay.

MSC4: 1970 (Total mintage was 1,054,000) (Standard Catalog of Malaysia Singapore & Brunei)

Paid price is RM35 (Inclusive postage).

The seller claimed to be UNC, but I have found it to be XF (Extremely Fine). But still OK, because I am looking for this piece for like a year already.

Completed my set! Malaysia 10 Sen 1971, Malaysia 50 Sen Extra Dot.

Malaysia RM1 - Unissued

This is the normal RM1 which can be easily found circulated in the market. Signed by Gabenor Bank Negara, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

This one is claimed to be unissued, but somehow the Central Bank's mistake to release it into the circulation. I can't be quite sure about this and still looking for valid confirmation. This piece was signed by Tan Sri Ali Abul Hassan.

Ok, this is one piece somebody's trying to sell on the eBay. Look at the price, and mind you the quality of the note is not more than Very Good (VG-grade).

Bank Negara Malaysia is reintroducing the new RM1 note, the sixth denomination issued in the new design Malaysian currency notes series (3rd series). The new RM1 bears the signature of the present Governor, Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, who assumed office on 1 May 2000. The new RM1 note printed earlier bears the signature of the Immediate Past Governor Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ali Abul Hassan bin Sulaiman. The new RM 1 note will incorporate the latest security features to deter counterfeiting.

The theme of the new series, "Wawasan 2020" reflects Malaysia's economic development and accomplishment towards achieving the status of a fully developed country. The main focus reflected in the background motif is the tourism sector. This is depicted with an illustration of a Malaysian kite, the beach, Mount Kinabalu and the pinnacles of Gunung Api located in Mulu National Park. This motif also reflects some off the popular tourist destinations in the country. As with the other denominations of the same series, the new RM1 note will also bear RM as the currency symbol for the Malaysian Ringgit.
The one signed by Tan Sri Ali Abul Hassan only has the prefix started by CR. The market price would be around RM750 for uncirculated, while circulated (in the conditions of good to very good) can take the price around RM300 to RM450.
So, the next time you receive RM1, do check the signature! Who knows you might have chance to make some profit of 350% from the face value.
The one I bought cost me RM350.00
Just for knowledge sharing.




Update 2012/July/14
The information has been updated at http://www.exonumi.com/?page=publish&id=1.25.BN.a5604 with more newly covered information.