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10 Cents - George V
| Issuer | Straits Settlements |
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| Year | 1918-1920 |
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| Value | 10 Cents (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned effigy of King George V, depicted in robes with the Imperial State Crown, after the portrait by Sir Bertram Mackennal. The king is shown in a draped and uniformed bust, with fine detail in the crown and collar. A beaded border frames the design, with a small five-pointed star at the base of the bust. The circular legend reads GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA, flanked by star stops. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The shift to .400 silver for this type was a direct consequence of wartime metal economics — the same pressures that forced silver debasements across British colonial coinages between 1917 and 1920. Straits Settlements had previously struck its small denominations in .600 silver, and the reduction was never reversed for this series.
KM#29a spans only three years before the type was superseded, keeping total mintage figures modest across the combined issues.