| Issuer | Straits Settlements |
| Year | 1886-1901 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Cents (0.50) |
| Currency | Dollar (1845-1939) |
| Composition | Silver (.800) |
| Weight | 13.57 g |
| Dimensions | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Leonard Charles Wyon |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#13 |
| Obverse description | Crowned bust facing left |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA QUEEN |
| Reverse description | Denomination within beaded circle, date lower right |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 50 ·FIFTY CENTS 1889· |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| Mintage | 1886 - - 60 000 1886 - Proof - 1887 - - 94 000 1887 - Proof - 1888 - - 96 000 1889 - - 32 042 1890 H - Heaton Mint - 42 000 1891 - - 121 000 1891 - Proof - 1893 - - 24 000 1893 - Proof - 1894 - - 52 000 1895 - - 56 000 1896 - - 120 000 1897 - - 36 000 1897 H - Heaton Mint - 44 000 1898 - - 160 000 1899 - - 136 000 1900 - - 88 000 1900 H - Heaton Mint - 40 000 1900 H - Heaton Mint; Proof - 1901 - - 120 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6126386550 |
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