1903 Hong Kong Five Cent

Hello all. Im not a collector but I've tins of coins from all over the world.
Im trying to find out abut this coin with a odd stamp over the kings head. Any ideas would be interesting
Chris

 

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Malaysia Straits Settlement 1 Dollar 1903 to 1926

Yours looks counter-stamped.

More info here: http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=15028

 

He said its a
1903 Hong Kong Five Cent.

 

Does the name EDWARD VII sound like a HONG KONG king & emperor????

 

Can you post a reverse picture??

 

Yes it does , he was.

 

I`m betting it looks like this.

 

I pleade the 5th!!!!!!!

 

Yep - ya just beat me to it!!!

They also had the Exact Same Obverse for a Canadian coin.

 

The counterstamp does not look Chinese more like a Burmese or Indian symbol

 

As requested a picture of the front face. It just caught my eye as I know sometimes coins can be overstamped, but I couldnt work out what it is.

 

My thinking was it looks like a fish symbol, but what do I know, I'm only a humble carpenter