Straits dollar

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• Straits dollar — The Straits dollar was the currency used in the British colonies and protectorates in Malaya and Borneo, including the Straits Settlements until 1939.HistoryIn the early nineteenth century, the most common currency used in the East Indies was the …   Wikipedia

• Straits dollar — noun Etymology: Straits Settlements, former British crown colony Date: 1908 a dollar formerly issued by British Malaya and used in much of southern and eastern Asia and the East Indies …   New Collegiate Dictionary



• Straits Settlements — Infobox Former Country native name = Negeri Negeri Selat conventional long name = The Straits Settlements common name = Straits Settlement continent=moved from Category:Asia to Southeast Asia region=Southeast Asia empire=United Kingdom… …   Wikipedia



• Straits Settlement of Malacca — Infobox Former Country native name =Melaka conventional long name = Straits Settlement of Malacca common name = Malacca continent = Asia region = Southeast Asia country = Malaysia empire = United Kingdom status = Colony era = Imperialism year… …   Wikipedia

• Malayan dollar — A Malayan dollar 5 cent note, 1941. The dollar (Malay: ringgit, Jawi: ريڠڬيت) was the currency of the British colonies and protectorates in Malaya and Brunei until 1953. It was introduced in 1939, replacing the Straits dollar at par, with 1… …   Wikipedia

• Brunei dollar — Infobox Currency currency name in local = ringgit Brunei ms icon ريڠڬيت بروني languageicon|ms|Jawi Malay image 1 = Brunei 2006 circulating coins.jpg image title 1 = Current Circulating Coins iso code = BND using countries = BRU SIN inflation rate …   Wikipedia

• Singapore dollar — Infobox Currency currency name in local = 新加坡元 zh icon Dolar Singapura ms icon சிங்கப்பூர் வெள்ளி ta icon image 1 = SGcurrency.jpg image title 1 = Circulating notes and coins of the Singapore dollar image 2 = Singapore circulating coins.jpg image …   Wikipedia

• Japanese government-issued dollar in Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei — The Japanese government issued dollar was a form of currency issued by Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak and Brunei between 1942 and 1945. The currency was also referred informally as… …   Wikipedia



• United States dollar — Доллар США United States Dollar Банкноты …   Википедия

• Postage stamps and postal history of the Straits Settlements — The Straits Settlements of the Malayan Peninsula have a distinct postal history from the other Malayan areas.Mail was originally handled privately by passing ships; the earliest known postal markings date from around 1806, used by a post office… …   Wikipedia