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50 Cents - Edward VII
| Issuer | Straits Settlements |
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| Year | 1907-1908 |
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| Engraver(s) | George William de Saulles |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1907 - - 464,156 1907 H - - 2,666,667 1908 - - 2,869,177 1908 H - - |
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The Straits Settlements operated as a British Crown Colony administered directly from London after 1867, when the East India Company's successor body relinquished control. Silver coinage for the colony was struck at the Bombay and Calcutta mints during certain periods, but production for Edward VII issues ran through the King's Norton and Birmingham mints depending on the year — a detail that occasionally surfaces in die alignment variations across the 1907–1908 run.
Edward VII's reign coincided with significant regional trade expansion through Singapore, and the 50-cent denomination saw genuine commercial circulation rather than hoarding, leaving most survivors in well-worn states.