Today I want you to become aware of a very heroic accomplishment by the Malay Commissioners of Currency. This tiny nation, overrun by Japanese statesmen and military personnel, watched most of their formerly minted coinage be confiscated and shipped off to Japan for Japan's war usage, still, clandestinely managed to strike coins with denominations of 1-cent, 5-cent, 10-cent and 20-cent in 1943 (the first year of Japanese occupation of the tiny nation) and, again, in 1945, a few months before the Japanese surrendered to the allies and left the nation. Get your 2007 World Coins 1901 to 2000 coin catalog and turn to Malaya. There they are: bronze square-shaped 1-cent pieces (KM6), silver round 5-cent (KM3a), 10-cent (KM4a), and 20-cent (KM5a) coins. Be it further known that in 1943 all denominations were also struck in proof! You gotta admire them! Clinker
Scenario... Clinker posts trivia. I learn new things. My interests evolve. I want examples of these things that I'm learning about. Next month, I'm lighting candles at night to look at all these cool new coins... better start cleaning out the refrigerator now. The smell's going to get bad when they shut off the electricity. Love the trivia, Clinker
I love the comments! I know everything that interests me may not be interesting to others, but I look forward to the comments! Clinker
And I enjoy finding new, old and different things interesting to numismatists. What is more precious than Diamonds or gold, Worth more than all the bank vaults hold, Greater than a wise king's power, More important than the tallest tower? What can be better than all of these? Even my guardian angel agrees; The most priceless thing to this coin collector, it's true, Is sharing numismatic trivia with all of you! Clinker
I continue to mention I print out all these educational types of posts on coins and someday I will use then all to make a gigantic book on coins and everyone that posted a good one like this will be saying why didn't I do that.
