Sarawak 1913-H 20 cents

Steve Album sale 16, lot 1568

This specimen was lot 1568 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SARAWAK: Charles J. Brooke, rajah, 1868-1917, AR 20 cents, 1913-H, surface hairlines, NGC graded EF details." Sarawak, a British colony on the northwest coast of Borneo, was ruled by a dynasty of white rajahs from 1841 to 1946. This type was issued 1900 and 1906-15 from Heaton. It is somewhat scarce even in low grade but expensive in nice condition. It is accompanied by silver five, ten and fifty cents.

Recorded mintage: 25,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 5.43 g, 0.800 fine silver, .139 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 10.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Auction 16, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2013.

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• 1911-H 20 cents
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• Coins and currency dated 1913
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