Good day at the junk bin

A couple common coins from UK Asian colonies. $2 each.
A little nicer condition than I usually see these.

Malaya, 1948, 10 cents, Cu-Ni


Hong Kong, 1930, 10 cents, Ni

 

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Oman, 50 Baisa, 1975 1395AH, $0.50
I can't remember getting any coins from Oman before.
The design is pleasingly austere. Took me a minute to figure out the
country as I don't read Arabic except for numerals.

 

East India Company, 1835, 1/2 Anna, $3
Issued in the reign of William IV. This type was also minted under Victoria.
30.5 mm, 11.61 g, copper
According to Numista, one can tell the mint for 1835 by the diameter of the planchet. This one is a little under 31 mm, so it's Bombay. Madras is a little wider.

 

Sweden, 2/3 Skilling Banco, 1850, Oscar I

I think this is my third Oscar I 2/3 skilling coin.
What can I say--I like coins with weird fractional denominations.
This one has more detail than the others, but has some unattractive green corrosion spots on the obverse. I only paid $3 for it, so I'm OK with that. The other 2:

 

Not 100% sure on this one out of several similar types.
5.00 g, 24 mm. Probably: Bhutan, 1/2 Rupee, ND 1967-1968, Nickel