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10 Cents - George V
| Issuer | Government of the Straits Settlements |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red-brown and olive-green on cream paper, the obverse carries a central guilloche underprint over which the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom appears as a vignette at the top centre, flanked by serial numbers at upper left and right. The issuer title "THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS" is set in large letterpress within an ornate cartouche, below which the promise clause and denomination "TEN CENTS" appear. The date "14th October 1919", the legend "LOCAL CURRENCY FOR VALUE RECEIVED", and a manuscript Treasurer's signature occupy the lower register, with multilingual denomination inscriptions in Jawi and Chinese characters in the side panels. The printer's imprint "THOS. DE LA RUE & Co LTD LONDON" appears at the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse lettering | TEN CENTS سڠولهسين 壹角 10 சென்ட். |
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The Straits Settlements 10 Cents notes of this period were a direct response to the acute small-change shortage that plagued the region during and immediately after World War I. Silver subsidiary coinage had been hoarded and melted, and the colonial administration turned to De La Rue in London to produce emergency fractional currency quickly. This series ran across several issues between 1917 and 1920, with P#8 being among the later printings as the shortage dragged on longer than authorities anticipated.
De La Rue's production quality was reliable, but these small-denomination notes circulated hard in humid tropical conditions — paper deterioration is a known issue with surviving examples, not a grading caveat but a genuine consequence of Malayan coastal climate.