Straits Settlements 1920 50 cents

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This fifty cents was struck 1920-21 for the Straits Settlements and represents the last issue of that denomination. The region later became the British colony of Malaya and, after World War Two, the independent state of Malaysia. Religious conflicts led Singapore to secede and become and independent city state.

Recorded mintage: 3,900,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 8.42 g, 0.500 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 35.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1908 50 cents
• 1920 cent
• 1920 copper-nickel 5 cents
• 1920 dollar
• 1921 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1920