Rare 1903 B Great Britain Trade Dollar 90% Silver High Grade

  

RARE 1903 B GREAT BRITAIN TRADE DOLLAR 90% SILVER HIGH GRADE. PLEASE LOOK AT ALL PHOTOS & read informational content in photo's.

The coins were designed by designed by George. On the reverse is an arabesque design with the Chinese symbol for longevity in the centre, and the denomination in two languages - Chinese and Jawi Malay.

In 1895, the British Trade Dollar was given legal status in the British colonies of Straits Settlements, Hong Kong and Labuan. Its circulation in the Straits Settlements and Labuan was of short duration: after the Straits Settlements introduced their own Straits Dollar in 1903, the British Trade dollar was demonetised there in 1904 and 1905 respectively. It became exclusively a Hong Kong coin produced until. Thus, it was known as a Hong Kong Dollar for most of its existence, and was only legal tender in that colony for most of the time. Note that many of the genuine dollars are found with.

"Chop marks" - small Chinese ideographic marks punched by local banks and counting houses to signify a coin was checked by them. The practice was prohibited in Hong Kong and eventually fell into disuse.

These marks are considered to not detract from the value of the coin; on the contrary - many collectors appreciate them as a piece of history. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: World\Europe\UK (Great Britain)\Other UK Coins". The seller is "pjbq5423" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Composition: Silver
• Year: 1903
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Certification: Uncertified