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Straits Settlements Edward VII Large

1903-B Raised B One Dollar

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In 1903 the colony issued its first crown sized coins, the Straits Dollar. These were struck at the Bombay mint in India as denoted by a B mintmark. The reverse features a scroll ornament with the Chinese characters YAT YUEN in the top and bottom quadrants and the Malay characters SATU RINGGIT from left to right (both meaning one dollar). The reverse legend reads STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ONE DOLLAR followed by the date. The obverse features a crowned bust of King Edward VII with the legend, EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR by Royal Mint engraver, George W. De Saules.Both years are readily available with the 1903 being slightly scarcer though with numerous certified examples in mint state, collectors should have no problems completing this series.