Wednesday 16 October 2013

Straits Settlements King George V 5 cents price

Information about Straits Settlements King George V5 cents coin price value with complete years and mintage as a reference. The coin struck in silver with a diameter 15mm, weight 1.368g and Cupro-Nickel (1920) with a diameter 20mm, weight 4.00g.

5 cents

Due to "The Legal Tender (Supplementary) Enactment 1918" issued on August 1918, the issuance of the 5, 10, and 20 cents coins of lower silver (.400 fine) silver content. It proved difficult to produce 5 cents coins of sufficient size and reduced weight to be easily portable. A new 5 cents coin in Cupro Nickel was minted in 1920 and the silver content change to .600 fine after 1920.


Straits Settlements King George V 5 cents Silver
Obverse Description: Bust of the King wearing the Imperial crown and an ermine robe with the collar of the Garter; around, GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA; the artist's initials BM on bust truncation.

Reverse Description: At centre within a circle of beads, 5; around, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS FIVE CENTS & Year.

Technical Specifications:
Denomination: 5 cents
Issued by: Straits Settlements
Ruler/Governor: King George V
Year: 1918, 1919, 1920, 1926, 1935
Mint: Bombay Mint, India
Artist: Sir Bertram Mackennal, Great Britain, 1911
Diameter: 15 mm
Thickness:
Weight: 1.368 g
Coin Shape: Round
Composition: 1918-1920 .400 Silver; 1926-1935 .600 Silver
Coin Edge:Milled
References: KM#31

Straits Settlements King George V 5 cents silver price:
Year Mintage Note V.Fine E.Fine Uncirculated Proof
1918 3,100,025 - 5 25 125 -
1919 6,900,028 - 5 25 125 -
1920 4,000,031 - 500 1200 7800 -
1926 10,000,000 -
2
10 80 -
1935 3,000,000 - 2 10 80 -

*Price in US Dollar


Straits Settlements King George V 5 cents Cupro Nickel
Obverse Description: Bust of the King wearing the Imperial crown and an ermine robe with the collar of the Garter; around, GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA; the artist's initials BM on bust truncation.

Reverse Description: At centre within a circle of beads, 5; around, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS FIVE CENTS & Year.

Technical Specifications:
Denomination: 5 cents
Issued by: Straits Settlements
Ruler/Governor: King George V
Year: 1920
Mint: Bombay Mint, India
Artist: Sir Bertram Mackennal, Great Britain, 1911
Diameter: 20 mm
Thickness:
Weight: 4.000 g
Coin Shape: Round
Composition: Copper Nickel
Coin Edge:Plain
References: KM#34

Straits Settlements King George V 5 cents Cupro Nickel price:
Year Mintage Note V.Fine E.Fine Uncirculated Proof
1920 20,000,000 - 20 100 600 -

*Price in US Dollar


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