Item number: A1811

Year: AD 1961

Material: Cupronickel

Size: 16.1 x 16.1 x 0.8 mm

Weight: 1.45 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2014

This is a 5-cent cupronickel coin that circulated jointly in Malaysia and British Borneo in the year AD 1961. The obverse of the coin features a right-facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II, who was the reigning British monarch at the time. Surrounding the central portrait is a circular inscription in English that reads “QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND.”

The reverse of the coin features the denomination “5 CENTS” at the centre, encircled by a beaded border. The outer ring bears an inscription indicating the circulation region, “MALAYA AND BRITISH BORNEO,” along with the year of issue, “1961,” which is flanked on both sides by decorative rose motifs.

The Malaya and British Borneo dollar was a common currency that circulated in British colonial territories, including the Malay Peninsula and North Borneo, from AD 1953 to AD 1967. Even after the British colony on the Malay Peninsula gained independence as Malaysia in AD 1957, this currency remained in use. In AD 1967, following their respective independence, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei each introduced their own national currencies. However, the Malaya and British Borneo dollar continued to be recognised as legal tender until AD 1969.

物件編號: A1811

年代: 公元 1961 年

材質: 白銅

尺寸: 16.1 x 16.1 x 0.8 mm

重量: 1.45 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2014

這是公元1961年，在馬來西亞和英屬婆羅州共同流通使用的5分白銅幣。錢幣正面的中央是時任英國女王的伊莉莎白二世右側胸像，周圍的環形銘文以英文打印「QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND」(伊莉莎白二世)。

錢幣背面正中央是珠圈環繞的面額「5 CENTS」(5分)，外圍的環形銘文標示流通地點「MALAYA AND BRITISH BORNEO」(馬來亞和英屬婆羅州) 和兩側以玫瑰花飾裝扮的發行年份「1961」。

馬來亞和英屬婆羅洲元，是公元1953至1967年間，流通於馬來半島和北婆羅洲等英國殖民地的共同貨幣。公元1957年，英國於馬來半島的殖民地獨立成為馬來西亞後仍持續使用該貨幣。公元1967年，各自獨立後的馬來西亞、新加坡和汶萊決定發行各自的貨幣，但馬來亞和英屬婆羅州元仍被視為法定貨幣直到公元1969年為止。