20 Cents - Victoria


Silver (.800)	5.43 g	23.8 mm

Description

Issuer	Straits Settlements (British Malaysia)
Queen	Victoria (1837-1901)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1871-1901
Value	20 Cents (0.20)
Currency	Dollar (1845-1939)
Composition	Silver (.800)
Weight	5.43 g
Diameter	23.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#12776
Rarity index	26%

Reverse

Denomination within beaded circle, date lower right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
20
·TWENTY CENTS 1871·

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Mintmark is below bust on obverse

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted during a time when the Straits Settlements were still a British colony, and it features a portrait of Queen Victoria on one side and a depiction of a Malayan tiger on the other.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1871	15500	-	-	-	-	-	-
1872 H	40000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1873	30000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1874 H	45000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1876 H	30000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1877	55000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1878	150000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1879 H	50000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1880 H	85000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1881	100000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1882 H	245000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1883	200000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1884	220000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1885	100000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1886	245000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1887	220000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1888	295000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1889	420000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1890 H	270000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1891	510000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1893	310000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1894	495000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1895	580000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1896	600000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1897	150000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1897 H	185000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1898	580000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1899	204000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1900	620000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1900 H	300000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1901	600000	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 20 Cents - Victoria 1871-1901 coin.