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MALAYSIA BUNGA RAYA SERIES 50 CENTS COUNTERFEIT COIN WITH COLLAR DIE STRIKE ERRORS.

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Malaysia Bunga Raya Series, 50 Cents Counterfeit Coin With Doubled Collar Die Struck Error.

Rarity: RRR.

Malaysia.Counterfeits,50 Cents.
Doubled Collar Die Struck.Obverse.
(Dickson Niew Collection) 


Almost five years of collecting counterfeit coins of all series and denominations,this is the first time I encountered a Malaysia Bunga Raya Series, 50 Cents counterfeit Coin with Doubled Collar Die  Struck Errors.









 
Doubled Struck On The Lettered Edge "BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA".
 
Many alphabets were overlapped !








SARAN SINGH. Numismatist / Author (IV) CURRENCY OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 1865 – 1921.

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CURRENCY OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 1865 – 1921.
 by Saran Singh AMN, FRNS

Prior to 1898 the principal monetary unit in the Straits Settlements was the Mexican Dollar which had gradually replaced the earlier Spanish Dollars.  Vide order of the Governor in Council of 10th January 1874, (under Ordinance of 1867), the American Trade Dollar and the Japanese Yen (which had been modelled on the Hong Kong Dollars) were admitted to the Straits Settlements as unlimited legal tender on equal parity with the Mexican Dollar.  In 1895 the British Trade Dollars were introduced with legal tender status.  The subsidiary coinage for the Straits Settlements consisted of the ¼, ½, 1, 5, 10 and 20 cents introduced between 1871 – 1872 and the 50 cents introduced in 1886.  There were no official banknote issues by the Government.  The banknotes in circulation were issued by three private banks.  By 31st December 1891, the total amount of currency notes in circulation were as follows:


Note: The Oriental Bank Corporation which had been formed on 30th Aug 1851 under Royal Charter had a branch in Singapore.  This bank collapsed in early 1884 and the outstanding notes issued by its Singapore branch amounting to over $300,900 had to be cashed by the abovementioned private banks so as to maintain their own reputations.

On 1st May 1899 the Straits Settlements Government issued its first series of banknotes in denominations of $5, $10, $50 and $100 dated 1st September 1898, which circulated at par with the Mexican Dollar and the banknotes issued by the two remaining private banks.  The first issue of the $1 note was dated 1st September 1906 followed by the $1000 note dated 17th March 1911.

In 1903 and 1904 the first Dollar silver coins for the Straits Settlements were released.  The Mexican Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar and the British Trade Dollar coins were demonetized with effect from 31st August 1904 and replaced by the new Straits dollar.

In January 1906 the Straits Settlements had adopted the gold exchange standard.  A gold value of 2 shillings 4 pence was given to the Straits Settlements Dollar by the Government which also authorized the Board of Currency Commissioners to receive gold at the rate of £7 for Straits $60.00.

By November 1906, the first Straits Settlements large silver dollars (.900 fine, 26.95 gms, 37.3 mm) dated 1903 and 1904 became intrinsically worth their face value.  A second series of smaller Straits dollars of a lower silver weight (.900 fine, 20.21 gms, 34.3 mm) were struck between 1907 – 1909.

This series also became overvalued by August 1917 and was subsequently replaced by a third issue of a further reduced silver content and weight, (.500 fine, 16.84 gms, 34.1 mm) dated 1919 and 1920.

Early in 1917, there were also difficulties connected with the subsidiary silver coinage (5, 10, 20 and 50 cents). This was due mainly to the high and ever rising price of silver and its increasing scarcity owing to the world demand for the metal. This led to a shortage of small change. To overcome the problem, the Government decided to issue new subsidiary coins of the same denomination but with only .400 fine silver content as against the pre-war .600 fine silver coins. Pending the issue of these new coins and to overcome the acute shortage, the Government vide ‘The Legal Tender Enactment 1913 and Amendment Enactment 1917’, issued Emergency 10 Cents and 25 Cents banknotes in 1917. The first issues printed by the Government Survey Office in Kuala Lumpur were rather crude and poorly printed but were gradually improved and proved popular with the people. The 10 Cents Emergency note bearing various dates was issued from 1st October 1917 to 10th June 1920. The 25 Cents Emergency note was undated but was issued between 1917 – 1918.

On 29th August 1918 ‘The Legal Tender (Supplementary) Enactment 1918’ came into force which provided for the issuance of the 5, 10 and 20 cents coins of a lower silver (.400 fine) content. This was followed on the 29th October 1919 by ‘The Legal Tender (Supplementary) Enactment 1919’ which reduced the fineness of the 50 cents and $1 coins from .900 fine to .500 fine. It proved difficult to produce a 5 Cents coin of sufficient size and reduced weight to be easily portable. To overcome this difficulty, a cupro-nickel 5 cents coin was minted in 1920 but it did not become very popular with the people

The value of the Straits Settlements currency in comparison to the British Pound in 1920 was as follows:

                            Dollar, silver nominally          2 sh.  4 d.
                            50 cents, silver                 ”                1 sh.  2 d.
                            20 cents, silver                 ”               0 sh.  5.6 d.
                            10 cents, silver               ”                 0 sh.  2.8 d.
                             5 cents, silver                ”                0 sh.  1.4 d.
                             1 cent, copper               ”                 0 sh.  .28 d.
                             1/2 cent, copper            ”                 0 sh.  .14 d.
                             1/4 cent, copper            ”                 0 sh.  .07 d.

In 1921, the Straits Settlements dollar was equal to US $0.57 cents. It is interesting to note that in 1983 the Malaysian Ringgit (Dollar) is equal to approximately US $0.43 cents and when compared to the British Pound, it equals 28 pence (The British 28 new pence would be equivalent to about 5 shillings 7 pence in the old terminology). (Note: In July 2011, the Malaysian Ringgit (Dollar) is approximately equal to US$ 0.34 cents).

By early 1921, practically all silver coinage, with the exception of small change, had been gradually replaced in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States with the new Straits Settlements banknotes. The denominations of the banknotes in circulation by this time were the 10 cents, 25 cents, $1, $5, $10, $50, $100 and $1000. A $10,000 banknote was introduced soon after in 1922 but this was meant mainly for interbank transactions.

In 1921, ‘The Legal Tender (Supplementary) Enactment came into force. The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China as well as the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation relinquished their banknote issuing rights at the request of the Straits Settlements Government. Most of the old banknotes of these two banks had been withdrawn but a total of Straits Settlements $250,185 was still outstanding by late 1921. This balance was however covered by securities lodged in London with the Crown Agents for the Colonies.

It is interesting to note that by 1921 the banknotes of the Straits Settlements circulated at par in British North Borneo (Sabah) but the banknotes of the British North Borneo Company were accepted at a slight discount in the Straits Settlements.


10 Cents, various dates (1917 – 1920)  Emergency issue. Size: 118mm x 76mm.
Printer: Government Survey Office, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.
Signature: A.M. Pountney (Treasurer),   H. Marriot (Acting Treasurer)

10 Cents 14thy October 1919  Emergency issue. Size: 109mm x 63mm
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd, London
Signature: A.M. Pountney (Treasurer). Dragon on reverse.

25 Cents, No Date (1917 – 1918)   Emergency issue. Size: 109mm x 76mm
Printer: Government Survey Office, Kuala Lumpur,  F.M.S.
Signature: H. Marriot (Acting Treasurer), Tiger on reverse.


References:

(a)   ‘A History of Currency in the British Colonies’ by Robert Chalmers, pages 381 – 388 (England, 1893)
   
(b)  ‘Colonial and Foreign Coinage of Britain’ published by the National Bank of South Africa Ltd. in Pretoria, Transvaal, page 275 (South Africa, 1920)

(c)   ‘Guttag’s Foreign Currency and Exchange Guide’ page 56 (New York, 1921)

(d)   ‘Dictionary of the World’s Currencies and Foreign Exchanges’ by William F. Spalding, pages 181 – 183 (England, 1928)

(e)      Illustrations of above three notes – courtesy of Mr Steven Tan, Kuala Lumpur.
 

(This article was originally published in the Malaysia Numismatic Society Bulletin,
Volume 15 No. 10, October 1983).

SARAN SINGH. Numismatist / Author (III)

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I was looking for this CPM notes for many years.I was told this CPM notes were printed also on exercise book's paper for internal circulations in their camps in the jungle.
-Dickson Niew.

THE PRIVATE CURRENCY NOTES OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF MALAYA

By: Saran   Singh AMN, PNM, FRNS

The Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) was established in Malaya under the leadership of Lai Teok @ Wong Kim Geok in 1930. When the Japanese captured Malaya and Singapore by February 1942, the CPM set up the Malayan Peoples Anti Japanese Army ( MPAJA ). After the Japanese surrender on 15th August 1945, the Communist Party of Malaya was virtually in control of Malaya for about three weeks until the British took full administrative control in September 1945. The MPAJA officially disbanded on 1st December 1945, but in name only. Its’ members were by then involving themselves in the political scene in Malaya.

In 1947, Chin Peng @ Ong Boon Hua took over the control of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) as it’s Secretary-General. He commenced terrorist activities against the British so as to drive them out of Malaya and thus establish communist rule in the country. This led to the declaration of Emergency in Malaya on 16th June 1948 by Sir Edward Gent, the British High Commissioner to Malaya. The Communist Party of Malaya was banned and thus commenced 12 years of bitter jungle warfare. The Baling peace talks in Kedah held on 28/29th December 1955 between Chin Peng, Chen Tien and Rashid Maidin of the CPM and Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj, Tan Cheng Lock and David Marshall from the Government were a failure. Eventually, the Government’s efforts in the heart and minds campaign and the resettlement of villages in sensitive areas programme, won over the people and the communists were driven back into the jungle.

On 31st July 1960, the Malaya Emergency period came to an end and the remnants of the Communist Party of Malaya members went across the border to Southern Thailand where they continued to pose a threat to Malaya.

Finally on 2nd December 1989, the Communist Party of Malaya leaders signed a peace agreement with the Government of Malaysia at Haadyai in Southern Thailand. The CPM was represented by Chin Peng (Secretary-General), Abdullah C.D. (Chairman) and Rashid Maidin (Central Committee Member). The Malaysian Government was represented by Dato Haji Wan Sidek bin Haji Wan Abdul Rahman (Secretary General, Ministry of Home Affairs), General Tan Sri Hashim bin Mohd Ali (Chief of Defence Forces, Malaysia) and Tan Sri Mohd Haniff bin Omar (Inspector General, Royal Malaysian Police). This peace agreement was witnessed by the representatives of the government of the Kingdom of Thailand. By this agreement and consistent with their objective for peace, the Communist Party of Malaya agreed to cease all armed activities, disband all its armed units, destroy all arms, ammunition, explosives and booby traps. On its part, the Malaysian government agreed to allow the members of the CPM of Malaysian origin to settle in Malaysia and assist them to start their peaceful life afresh in accordance with the laws of Malaysia.

Private notes

In 1955, the North Johor Regional Committee ( NJRC ) of the Communist Party of Malaya issued private notes for use in areas under their control. These notes are believed to have been issued in denominations of 5 Cents, 10 Cents, 50 Cents, One Dollar and Five Dollars. These private notes were printed entirely in Chinese, translated e.g. “Yit Chiao ( 10 Cents ) or Wu Chiao ( 50 Cents ). Lou Thung Kin (Legal Tender), Ma-loy-ya Kung Ch’an Tong Jou Pei Ti Wei Hui Fat (Malayan Communist Party North Johore Regional Committee issue). Signed by Mah Lit Min, Choy Ching (Treasurer)”. The bust of Lenin with the star and sickle above. The Serial Number and the year date “ 1955 ” below. The size of the 5 Cents is 90 mm x 65 mm. These noted were printed in Black on white paper by a local printer (name unknown). All these notes are extremely rare.                                                                                                    
Reference: “Paper Money of the 20th Century” Volume I Appendix ix Pages A8 – A9
                    Published by the International Bank Note Society, U.S.A. ( 1973 )

(Approval to print this article was obtained from Polis Diraja Malaysia, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur, vide their letter reference KPN 73 dated 19th September 1991).

(This article was originally published in the Malaysia Numismatic Society Bulletin, Volume 22 No.10, Sept/Oct 1991)

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SARAN SINGH. Numismatist / Author (II)

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Mr.Saran Singh.

                                         1976                   1996                   2003
The Patron and Malaysia Numismatic Society Members at Akhbar Restaurant ,
Kuala Lumpur on 27th March 1971.
Standing (Left to Right):
Shahrun bin Yub (Honorary Member),
Mohd Kassim bin Haji Ali (Committee Member),
Dr Fritjof Korn ( Committee Member),
Sim Ewe Eong (President),
Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud (Patron),
H.Ottevanger (Vice President-partly hidden),
Tony Lye Fong Nge (Committee Member),
M.L.A. Rashid (HonoraryTreasurer),
Saran Singh (Honorary Secretary),
A.W.O’Brien (Committee Member ),
Yee Yue Phang (Committee Member),
Captain T.L.Craze (Committee Member),
Phun Kong Lim (Honorary Auditor),
B.P.Campbell (member) and
William B.Shaw (Honorary Member)


                                    Malaysia Numismatic Society Management Committee 1988 – 1990
Seated (Left to Right):
Cheok Yeow Kwang (Hon. Secretary),
Mohd Kassim bin Haji Ali (1st Vice President),
Sim Ewe Eong (President),
Saran Singh (2nd Vice President), 
Tan Tai Seng (Treasurer)
Standing (Left to Right):
S.Anthony (Auditor),
Lawrence De Souza (Comm. Member), 
Tony Au Yin Hoong (Comm. Member),
Ishar bin Abdul Latiff (Comm.Member),
Tony Lye Fong Nge (Comm. Member),
Haji Hanapi bin Haji Rasol (Comm. Member),
Bob Chew Tat Chye (Auditor)

Mr.Saran Singh with his wife, Amarjit Kaur, at the Central Market, Kuala Lumpur–April 1987. Saran held an exhibition on the coins of the Sikhs from Punjab for one week on the occasion of Vasakhi – The birth of the Khalsa Panth (Sikh Brotherhood), which also coincides as the Sikh new  year). This event was organized by The Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia and the focus was on Sikh history and culture.


The late Jerome H. Remick, Numismatic Consultant and author of several books (including co-author of “The Guide Book and Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1649 – 1971) with Saran Singh in Quebec, Canada - November 1976.


Mr.Saran Singh with the late Major Fred Pridmore, Author and Researcher, one of the leading authority on early Malay and British Colonial Coinage of the World, in London, U.K. -December 1976.




Mr.Saran Singh receiving the Ahli Mangku Negara (A.M.N.) award from His Majesty D.Y.M.M., S.P.B Yang Di Pertuan Agong Tuanku Haji Ahmad
Shah, the Seventh Paramount Ruler (King) of Malaysia on   23rd June 1979.

 






Mr.Saran Singh with his wife Amarjit Kaur at the Istana Negara (National Palace), Kuala Lumpur - 23rd June 1979.










Mr.Saran Singh receiving the Ahli Mahkota Perak (A.M.P.) award from the Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah on  9th June 2007.













Mr.Saran Singh with his wife Amarjit Kaur at the Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar, Perak -  9th June 2007.













To Be continued.
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LILY'S (SABAH) COLLECTIONS

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Lily's Collections.

"hai,selamat tengah hari mr.dickson saya facebook friend kamu "duit key date", nama sebenar lily,dari sabah kota kinabaru,blh sy tanya sedikit tentang coin?Saya ada 50 sen tahun 1967 round rim,sy hairan adakah ini syiling palsu? dgn sy jumpa 2 pcs syiling tahun 1993 dan 2000 yang blh lekat magnet,adakah ini syiling palsu?sy harap mr.dickson boleh memberi saya jawapan,terima kasih mr.dickson."

Reverse.
Obverse.
Malaysia Parliament Series,1981 10 Cents, with Uniface Errors.

UNIFACE: A coin showing a design on one side only.Uniface coins occur when there have been two blank planchets in the press at the same time. The other blank will obstruct the die on either the obverse or reverse side, which will prevent it from having that design on the coin.
Malaysia Parliament Series,1967 50 Cents. 

It is a coin that has been in a commercial clothes dryer. They get caught in the fins on the inside of the drum. The tumbling action over time causes this to happen.
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Malaysia Bunga Raya Series,2000 50 cents Counterfeit Coin,Steel Planchet and attracted to magnets.

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Malaysia 1993 Counterfeits Coin.
Steel Planchet.Attracted To Magnets.
Reverse.
(Lily Collection)

Malaysia 1993 Counterfeits Coin.
Steel Planchet.Attracted To Magnets.
Obverse.
(Lily Collection)

SARAN SINGH. Numismatist / Author. (I)

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Although Mr.Saran Singh and I have known each other not more than a year but his unreserved dedication to his cause left a profound impression on me.I was introduced to him by Mr.Tony Au and Mr.Tan Tai Seng to help him to categorise his collections of error coins.On my second visit to his home on 15th August 2010,I took the opportunity to ask him to autograph "THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE COINS  OF MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND BRUNEI 1400-1967."He wrote,"To Dickson Niew,Wishing you many happy years in Numismatics".

Few weeks ago,upon requests by some coin collectors from my Blog,they wanted to know more about Mr.Saran Singh.AMN,PNM,FRNS,AMP.,his complete set of books and articles that published by him.

I called him and prompted him to publish on my Blog on the subject,of which he expressed a keen interest.

On 13th.July 2011,he called me and  told me he needs more times to gather all materials.On 23th July 2011, I went to his house to collect his "Success Story".


SARAN SINGH. AMN,PNM,FRNS,AMP
( @ SARAN SINGH SIDHU )  -  Numismatist / Author


AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Saran Singh was born on 10th March 194 in Kuala Lumpur
. He was educated at St.  Gabriel’s School, an Anglican Missionary School in Kuala Lumpur.  He joined the Ministry of Defence in April 1964 and retired in March 1992 after 28 years of service. During his youth, Saran was affectionately called Sukhrajan Singh, a name that is more familiar to his childhood friends. Saran’s father, the late Dhan Singh (1886 – 1954) came from village Dalla, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana in the Malwa region of Punjab. His mother, the late Gurdial Kaur (1910 – 1989) was from the village Dabri Khana (renamed Gobindgarh) near Jaito in Faridkot, Punjab.

SARAN SINGH. AMN,PNM,FRNS,AMP 
 Numismatist / Author
 

On 1st January 1967, Saran Singh married Amarjit Kaur Grewal (daughter of the late Najer Singh Grewal (1918 – 1982) village (Ratan) Lekho Gedowal, Ludhiana and the late Dalip Kaur (1922 – 1978) village Dhal Majra, Ludhiana) at the Gurdwara Sahib Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. By God’s grace, he has been blessed with five children, Dalwinder Singh Sidhu, the late Balwinder Singh Sidhu, Kiranjit Kaur Sidhu, Selinderjit Kaur Sidhu and Sharen Kaur Sidhu.

Saran entered the field of Numismatics in 1969 at a time when this hobby was in its infancy in Malaysia. He spent many years doing extensive research on the currency of the Straits Settlements, Sarawak, British North Borneo (Sabah), Malaya, Singapore Merchant Tokens, the native tin and gold coinage of the Malay States (Bidor, Tampang, Animal currency, Keping, Pitis, Katun, Tra, Mas, Kupang and Jokoh etc.), the tin/lead coinage of the Sultanate of Brunei, the currency notes of the private banks in the Straits Settlements and lastly, the Sikh coins of the Punjab (1711 – 1849). Numerous articles and various books on the coinage of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei by Saran were published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society over the years.

Saran’s other major interests also include photography, collecting baby feeding bottles in glass and humorous postcards.

On 23rd June 1979, Saran Singh was awarded the Ahli Mangku Negara (A.M.N.) (Member of the Most Distinguished Order of the Defender of the Realm) by His Majesty D.Y.M.M., S.P.B. Yang Di Pertuan Agong Tuanku Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, the Seventh Paramount Ruler of Malaysia, on the occasion of His Majesty’s birthday.

In 1979, Saran was also made a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society, London. On 3rd December 1989, Saran was bestowed with the P.N.M. (Pakar Numismatik Malaysia) by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in recognition of his contributions to Malaysian Numismatics.

On 9th June 2007, Saran was awarded the Ahli Mahkota Perak (A.M.P.) by DYMM Pduka Seri Sultan Azlan Mihibbuddin Shah, Sultan of the State of Perak in recognition of his literary contributions.
In 2003 Saran’s dream of preparing a well illustrated book on all the Sikh Gurdwaras (Temples) in Malaysia and Singapore was accomplished with the publication of “Sikh Gurdwaras in Malaysia and Singapore 1873 – 2003”.

In 2005, Saran wrote a well illustrated 454 pages biography on Malaysia’s most respected and beloved Sikh Sant titled “Sant Baba Sohan Singh Ji of Malacca 1902 – 1972 – His Life and Times”

Saran Singh served as Honorary Secretary of the Malaysia Numismatic Society from 1971 to 1984 and its Second Vice President from 1984 to 1992 .He was also M.N.S. Bulletin Editor for many years. Saran retired from the numismatic scene in Malaysia in 1992 and left for Canada.

Saran has also served in the Gurdwara Sahib Jalan Sungei Besi (Sha’pa), Kuala Lumpur as Honorary Auditor for 35 years from 1963 to 1987 and 1993 to 2002. He also served as a Honorary Treasurer in this Gurdwara Sahib for 5 years from 1987 to 1992.

A few words from Saran Singh –
“This is my first foray into the Internet as I am not exactly computer savvy. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the hundreds of my fellow numismatists, both dealers and collectors, in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, England, Australia and America. Their ever ready assistance and advice, including making available to me their valuable collections for study and cataloguing, made it possible for me to prepare the above informative articles and publications. I would also like to record my heartfelt appreciation to my “Sifu” (Master), the well known Numismatist/Collector/Dealer, the late Mr Low Chin Chuan (C. C. Low). He encouraged me and thought me everything there was to know about Numismatics in the early 1970s, at a time when collecting coins and banknotes was in its infancy in this country.

My advice to new collectors is – Do not go into this hobby blindly. Acquire the necessary knowledge first - “Buy the Book before the Coin” and seek assistance from other knowledgeable collectors. While collecting, stick to a particular country and period or topic. Plan your budget carefully and buy only the best conditions available (unless rare), within your means. You will thus enjoy this hobby, which is sometimes jokingly known as our second wife, because one may end up spending more time and money on this hobby than on your wife!!!. It is truly said that Numismatics is the “King of Hobbies and the Hobby of Kings”.  Anyway, to all you wonderful people in this hobby, I wish you well, Happy Collecting.”

Saran Singh.     July 2011.

PUBLICATIONS BY SARAN SINGH

1.  “The Catalogue of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Coins 1700 – 1974” – 92 pages  
     (Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1974)

2.   “Standard Catalogue of Coins and Bank Notes of Malaysia, Singapore and    Brunei 1700 – 1976”
       – 403 pages. Co-authored with C. C. Low, Mohd Kassim bin Haji Ali and Tony Lye.
       (Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1976)

3.  “Pictorial Guide to Grading of Malaysian Coins and Banknotes” – 143 pages.
       (Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1978)

4.   “The Formation of Sikhism and the Coins of the Sikhs 1469 – 1489”- 24 pages.
       (Published by Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia in 1979)

5.   “The Coinage of the Sultanate of Brunei 1400 - 1980” – 65 pages.
       (Published in the Brunei Museum Journal Volume 4 Number 4 of 1980)

6.   “Standard Catalogue Coins of Malaysia Singapore Brunei 1786 – 1980” – 100 pages, First Edition.
       Co-authored with C. C. Low (Published by World Monetarium, Kuala Lumpur in 1980)  

7.   “The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400 – 1986” – 675 pages,
       First Edition. (Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1986)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
8.  "Malaya and Sarawak Rubber Export Coupon 1922-1942”–40  pages.(Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1990)
     

9   “A history of the new Sikh Temple Jalan Sungei Besi (Sha’pa), Kuala Lumpur – 52 pages
      (Published in 1991)

10. “The Encyclopedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400 – 1967” – 604 pages,
      Second Edition (Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1996,
      Produced by International Stamp & Coin Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur)

11.   “Sikh Gurdwaras in Malaysia and Singapore – An Illustrated History 1873 – 2003”) – 470 pages
      First Edition 2003 (Published by Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur)

12.   “Contributor and Editorial Adviser on the Chapter on Sikhism (Pages 116 – 121) in “The Encyclopedia of Malaysia – Religions and Beliefs” Volume 10 by Prof. Dr M. Kamal Hasan and Dr Ghazali bin Basri (Published by Editions Didier Millet, 2005. Archipelago Press)

13.    “Sant Baba Sohan Singh Ji of Malacca 1902 – 1972 – His Life and Times” -454 pages, First Edition 2007 (Published by  Gurdwara Sahib Malacca and Sant Sohan Singh Ji Malacca Memorial Society)

14.   Contributor to “Sikh Community in Malaysia” by Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Darshan Singh Gill (A project by Gerak Sikh. Printed by MPH Group Printing (M) Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur , 2009)



ARTICLES BY SARAN SINGH

1.  “Tin and Gold Coins of the Malay States 1400 – 1963” – Chapter One – State of Malacca (Malaysia Numismatic Society Bulletin Vol.7 No.3 and No.4 (1975)
 (Serial No.1 and 2, Pages 1 – 11)

2.  “Tin and Gold Coins of the Malay States 1400 – 1963” – Chapter Two – State of Kelantan (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.7 No.5 and No.6 (1975) (Serial No. 3 and No.4, Pages 12 – 21)

3.  “Tin and Gold Coins of the Malay States 1400 – 1963” – Chapter Three – State of Pahang (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.7 No.7 (1975) and Vol.8 No.1 (1976) (Serial No. 5 and No.6, Pages 22 – 31)

4.  “Tin and Gold Coins of the Malay States 1400 – 1963” – Chapter Four – State of Johore (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.8 No.2 and No.3 (1976) (Serial No.7, Pages 32 – 38)

5.  “Tin and Gold Coins of the Malay States 1400 – 1963” – Chapter Five – State of Perak (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.8 No.3 (1976) (Serial No.7, – Pages 39 -41)

6.  “Tin and Gold Coins of the Malay States 1400 – 1963” – Chapter Six – State of Kedah and Perlis (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.9 No.3 (1977)  (Serial No. 8, Pages 42 – 45)

7.  “Tin and Gold Coins of the Malay States 1400 – 1963” – Chapter Seven – State of Trengganu (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.9 No.4 and No.5 (1977) (Serial No.9 and No.10, Pages 46 – 54)

8.  “Tin and Gold Coins of the Malay States 1400 – 1963” – Chapter Eight – State of Selangor and Negri Sembilan (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.9 No.6 (1977) (Serial No.11, Pages 55 – 58)

(Note: The above articles were the forerunners of what eventually became “The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400 – 1986)

9.   “What to collect?”  (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.9 No.5 (1977)

10.  “The Coins of the Sikhs” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.11 No.3, No.4 and No.5 (1979)

11.  “The Miniature Cannons of Brunei” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.11 No.4 (1979)

12. “Modern Banknotes of Malaya 1935 – 1962 (includes Japanese Invasion Money) (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.12 No.4 (1980)

13. “Modern Banknotes of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1967 – 1980” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.12 No.5 (1980)

14.  “Coins and Banknotes of the British North Borneo Company 1881 – 1953” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.13 No.4)

15.  “Bank Notes of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1967 – 1981” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.13 No.5 (1981)

16.   “Early Native Coinage of the State of Selangor 1743 – 1898” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.14 No.1 (1982)

17.   “Currency of the Straits Settlements 1865 – 1921” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.15 No.10 (1983)

18.  “Unlisted Private Estate Tokens of British North Borneo 1882 – 1924” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.17 No.5 (1985).  This article was also published in Spinks Numismatic Circular Volume XC III No.10,  Pages 328 -330, Dec 1985 and Volume XCIV No.1, Pages 7 – 9, Feb 1986.

19.   “The Currency of the State of Perak” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.18 No.1 (1986)

20.   “A Dictionary of Common Numismatic Terms” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.18 No.2 (1986)

21.  “Malaya – Japanese Occupation Pattern Coins (MALAYSIA) 20 Cents 2602 (=1942)” (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.18 No.3 (1986)

22.   “A brief history of Banks in the Straits Settlements and Malaysia 1840 – 1986” Part I – III (M.N.S. Bulletin Vol.19 No.1, No.2 and No.3 (1987)

23. Malaya – Rubber Export Coupons 1922 – 1942” (M.N.S. 21st Anniversary Souvenir Book (1989)

24.   “Unlisted Tin and Gold coins of the Malay States of Johor, Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah and Perak” (M.N.S. 21st Anniversary Souvenir Book (1989)

25.   “The Private Currency Notes of the Malayan Communist Party” (M.N.S. Bulletin Volume 22 No.2 Sep/Oct 1991

26.  “The First Coins of the Sikhs – Year 2 (1711) and Year 3 (1712) issued by Baba Banda Singh Bahadur (1708 - 1716)” and “The symbol of the leaf on Sikh coinage” (published in the Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter No.144 (Spring 1995)    


27. “Bank Notes of Malaysia 1967 – 1998” (M.N.S. 30th Anniversary Souvenir Book 1968 – 1998)

To Be Continued.

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