After King George V's accession, ten cent pieces were first struck for the colony in 1916 featuring the same
reverse design as previous issues with a partitioned ring design with 10 in the inner circle with the
legend, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. TEN CENTS followed by the date while the obverse features
the Mackennal effigy of King George V and the legend, GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA.The
issue was struck in 7 years from 1916 to 1927 with the final two years being readily available in top grades. The 1916 is
scarce and the 1920 is very rare with most of the mintage having been melted down with the
remaining few heavily circulated during the post-war economic boom of the 1920s.
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