This book titled "Coins and Coinages of the Straits Settlements and British Malaya 1786 to 1951." By Major F. Pridmore. was published by SPINK & SON LTD and printed in England by Robert Stockwell, Ltd.,London in 1968.
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"Coins and Coinages of the Straits Settlements and British Malaya 1786 to 1951." |
issued by the Merchants of Singapore.
Among items in the contents are coins and coinages of :
1-Penang,1786-1826 (Est India Company).
2-Straits Settlements,1826-58 (East India Company).
3-Straits Settlements,1858-67 (Government of British India)
4-Straits Settlements,1867-1939 (Crown Colony):-
Queen Victoria,1867-1901,
King Edward VII,1901-10
King George V, 1910-36
5-Straits Settlements and British Malaya,1939-1951
6-Straits Settlements and British Malaya, Emergency Subsidiary Currency Notes and
7-Token Coinage.
All together there are 277 pages.
This book has been always on the top placing of my searching book list since I started to collect coins. I just got it in brand new condition from Netherlands for 90 Euro last week.
Hi Dickson,
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally, I also has just got the copy of this book by Maj. Pridmore, but photocopied version. It is an excellent book! :)
Hi mnfaj,
ReplyDeleteYes,me too!But still love the original,photocopied version for daily use but the ori for collection!Haha!