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10 Cents - Edward VII
| Issuer | Straits Settlements |
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| Year | 1902-1903 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Royal Mint, London |
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| Additional information |
The Straits Settlements operated as a Crown Colony under direct British administration, and Edward VII's accession in 1901 required a complete re-tooling of colonial coinage across the empire. The Calcutta Mint struck these early Edward VII issues for the Straits — an arrangement that occasionally produced minor die inconsistencies between the 1902 and 1903 dates that specialists still debate.
The .800 silver fineness was a deliberate reduction from earlier Victorian issues, reflecting growing pressure on silver supplies and the colonial treasury's need to manage bullion costs against the Straits dollar's fixed exchange rate with the Straits pound.