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| 背面描述 | The fractional denomination 1/4 is displayed in large, bold numerals at the centre of the coin within a beaded inner circle. The legend STRAITS SETTLEMENTS arcs across the upper portion of the field outside the beaded circle, while QUARTER CENT and the date 1872 curve along the lower periphery. Raised dots flank the inscriptions as decorative stops. The entire design is enclosed within a toothed outer border. |
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The Straits Settlements functioned as a Crown Colony administered by the British East India Company until 1867, when the Colonial Office in London assumed direct control — a transfer that prompted a systematic overhaul of the local coinage. This quarter cent was part of that rationalized series, intended to facilitate small transactions in a port economy where fractional values still mattered for daily commerce among a largely cash-dependent population.
By the 1880s, the denomination was already losing its practical utility as price levels shifted. The series was not continued after 1883.