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Sovereign - Edward VIII
| Issuer | Straits Settlements (British Malaysia) |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A standing figure of Britannia dominates the central field, depicted facing right, holding a long trident in her right hand and a shield at her left side. A three-masted sailing vessel appears to the left in the background field. The design is contained within a combined beaded and chequered border. The issuer name STRAITS SETTLEMENTS arcs along the upper legend, with the date 1936 positioned in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 1936 |
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Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936 before any coins bearing his effigy received official release for circulation. A handful of pattern pieces were struck across various denominations and territories, including this Straits Settlements sovereign, but the abdication froze production before distribution. The Straits Settlements issues are among the rarest of the Edward VIII patterns — the territory's geographic and administrative remove from London meant fewer specimens were produced or preserved in institutional collections.