Technical information:
Mintage: 8,000,000
Weight: 5.43 g (0.1309 oz)
Diameter: 23.2mm
Edge: Milled
Do you know that the Malaya coinages dated in 1939-1941 are made by 75% of silver which was highest in silver content since Straits Settlements? According to the information from some senior collectors that it was a trend for people to collect the high silver content coins (due to the hiking in silver price) to hedge the inflation and economic uncertainty in that time because the melt value was used to higher than denomination value once upon a time. It caused the coinages were seriously insufficient and forced the Malaya government issued banknote in cents denomination.
The coin as above is one of best in NGC population registry (updated 28/05/2015), it illustrats a frosty and luster surface with minimal hairlines has been notified. Thanks to the high silver content makes it attractively in eye appeal.
Numis Galleries House
28 May 2015
Numis Galleries House
28 May 2015
