1945-I 10C MS(PCGS#989980)

March 2019 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

62299

等级

XF45

价格

20,216

详细说明

MALAYA. 10 Cents, 1945-I. Bombay Mint. PCGS EF-45 Gold Shield. KM-4a; Tan-MAC6; Prid-9a; Boon-KN6f (plate coin). EXTREMELY RARE. A seldom seen issue from the closing days of World War II. Struck with the letter "I" below the denomination to denote being minted at one of the Indian Government mints, in this case the mint in Bombay. Prior to the close of the war with Japan, the British government had laid plans for a smooth transition from military governance back to local government control as a protectorate. One of the crucial aspects they anticipated was the need for a reliable supply of coinage to replace what was lost during the Japanese Occupation. Thus massive quantities of coinage were planned and produced for British Pacific holdings including Malaya. To ease the production strain on the Royal Mint, the Indian mints at Bombay and Calcutta were utilized for some of the mintages as they had been for previous issues. With the surrender of Japanese troops in August of 1945, stockpiled coins which had been minted in 1943/4 were immediately issued and production of a 1945 issue began. The minting of these new 1, 5, 10 and 20 Cent pieces continued into 1946, though the date of 1945 was still used. Of the three denominations struck in India and bearing the "I" mintmark, only the 5 Cent pieces were struck in any major quantity. With fewer than ten pieces known of the 10 Cents, this is one of the key dates not only for this specific series but for all British Colonial coinage from this region. Lightly toned and handsome. The Boon plate coin and the only example certified by PCGS. Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS. 馬來亞1945-I年10分。孟買鑄幣廠。 極其稀罕，難得的二戰後期鑄幣，面值下方有I字，表明此幣鑄於印度，此拍品為孟買造。其時日軍大勢已去，英政府計劃將其海外保護國的治理權由軍政府讓渡回本地政府，過程中十分重要的一方面，便是要發行可靠的錢幣系統，代替日治期間的貨幣。太平洋之上英屬保護國的錢幣一套套被設計生產出來，馬來亞錢幣也在其中。為減輕英國皇家鑄幣厰的負擔，英國徵用了印度孟買和加爾各答的鑄幣厰，它們此前也曾負責過其他英屬保護國的錢幣鑄造。1945年8月，日本宣佈投降，大批1943、44年鑄成的錢幣投放使用，同時1945年版錢幣也開始鑄造。新版壹分、伍分、壹毫、貳毫直至1946年仍有鑄造，1945年版也在同時流通。在這些帶I字的印度鑄版別中，僅有伍分鑄量較大，而壹毫存世量不超過10枚。本拍品年份少有，不僅是該系列中的罕品，在整個英屬殖民地錢幣中都算稀有。輕微包漿，品相精美，K.N. Boon參考書上的樣板幣正是此枚，它也是PCGS所評的唯一一枚。