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| Emittent | Straits Settlements |
|---|---|
| Jahr | 1916 |
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| Material | Bronze |
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| Aversschrift | Latin |
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| Reversbeschreibung | The large fractional numeral '1/4' is prominently displayed at the centre of the field within a beaded inner circle, denoting the quarter-cent denomination. The legend STRAITS SETTLEMENTS arcs across the upper portion of the coin, while QUARTER CENT and the date 1916 appear along the lower arc, all separated by raised dots. A beaded border frames the entire reverse design. The overall layout is clean and orderly, consistent with British colonial coinage of the period. |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
The Straits Settlements quarter cent was by 1916 already an anachronism — a denomination so small it struggled to buy anything meaningful even in the cheapest corners of Singapore's markets. It survived in the currency system largely because Indian and Chinese laborers on rubber estates used fractional coinage in wage calculations, and colonial administrators were reluctant to disrupt those accounting conventions. The 1916 issue was struck in London, Bombay having been largely redirected toward war production by that point in the conflict.