Item number: A1189

Year: AD 1941

Material: Bronze

Size: 21.1 x 21.1 x 1.7 mm

Weight: 5.85 g

Manufactured by: Royal Mint (Tower Hill)

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a one-cent copper coin issued by British Malaya, featuring a rare square-shaped design. The obverse side has the denomination “1 cent” in the centre, surrounded by a circular inscription indicating the issuing authority and the date: “Malaya Currency Commission · 1941.” The reverse side bears the portrait of King George VI, with inscriptions on the left reading “George VI,” on the top reading “King,” and on the right reading “Emperor” (a title held by British monarchs in India from AD 1876 to 1947).

British colonisation of the Malay Peninsula dates to AD 1785, when the British East India Company acquired Penang from Kedah. In AD 1819, they obtained Singapore from Johor and engaged in a power struggle with the Dutch over influence in the Strait of Malacca. Eventually, both sides reached an agreement, with Britain controlling the Malay Peninsula and northern Borneo, while the Dutch retained control over Indonesia.

Britain’s initial approach to ruling the Malay Peninsula followed a “non-intervention policy,” where they primarily focused on developing trade relations with local rulers. However, as conflicts between Malay sultans and Chinese immigrant communities intensified, threatening commercial and economic interests, particularly the export of tin, Britain eventually decided to intervene. In AD 1874, they orchestrated the signing of the Pangkor Treaty, marking the beginning of their involvement in the political affairs of the peninsula and gradually turning the various states into British protectorates.

物件編號: A1189

年代: 公元 1941 年

材質: 青銅

尺寸: 21.1 x 21.1 x 1.7 mm

重量: 5.85 g

製造地: 皇家造幣廠 (塔丘)

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚英屬馬來亞發行的1分銅幣，外型是不常見的方形設計。正面中央為1分的面額，圓形環繞的銘文為發行單位及日期:「馬來亞貨幣委員會．1941」背面則是當時君主喬治六世的頭像，左側銘文為喬治六世，上方銘文為國王，右側銘文則是皇帝(公元1876-1947英國君主於印度的頭銜)。

英國對馬來半島的殖民可追溯至公元1785年，東印度公司向吉打取得檳城，公元1819年向柔佛取得新加坡，並與荷蘭就馬六甲海峽的勢力範圍展開爭霸，最終雙方達成共識，英國控制馬來半島及婆羅洲北部，荷蘭掌握印度尼西亞。

英國對馬來半島的統治最初只採取「不干預模式」僅與各地方統治者發展貿易關係，但隨著各地土方蘇丹及華人移民社團之間的衝突加劇，影響商業及經濟利益(錫礦出口)，英國最終決定介入於公元1874主導《邦咯條約》，自此參與馬來半島的政治運作，使各邦國逐漸成為其保護國。