This c1882 Straits Settlements 10 Cents, 

struck in silver during the reign of Queen Victoria, 

features her crowned portrait on the obverse and 

the denomination within a beaded circle on the reverse, 

inscribed in English, Chinese and Malay-derived Jawi script. 

800 Silver 

Issued for the British-controlled Straits Settlements of Singapore, Penang and Malacca, 

it is an attractive piece of 19th-century Southeast Asian colonial coinage, 

increasingly collectable for its historical connection 

to the early monetary history of Singapore and the region.

aF – almost fine