British trade dollar

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The British trade dollar was a silver coin issued by the United Kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for use in trade across East and Southeast Asia, particularly in regions like Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dollar-sized coin ⓘ
silver trade coin ⓘ
category British colonial coinage ⓘ
trade dollars of East Asia ⓘ
collectibleStatus popular with numismatists ⓘ
competedWith French Indochina piastre ⓘ
Japanese trade dollar ⓘ
Mexican peso ⓘ
United States trade dollar ⓘ
linked to: Trade dollar
composition 0.900 fine silver ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
currencyRegion Oriental trade ⓘ
demonetized 1937 ⓘ
denomination one dollar ⓘ
diameter 39 millimetres ⓘ
edge milled edge ⓘ
firstYearOfIssue 1895 ⓘ
hasMintMark B for Bombay ⓘ
C for Calcutta ⓘ
introduced 1895 ⓘ
issuer Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK government
lastYearOfIssue 1935 ⓘ
legalTenderStatus legal tender in Hong Kong ⓘ
legal tender in Straits Settlements ⓘ
material silver ⓘ
mintedAt Bombay Mint ⓘ
Calcutta Mint ⓘ
Royal Mint London ⓘ
linked to: Royal Mint
obverseDesign merchant ship in background ⓘ
standing Britannia with trident and shield ⓘ
obverseLegend ONE DOLLAR ⓘ
date ⓘ
periodOfUse early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
purpose facilitate trade in East Asia ⓘ
facilitate trade in Southeast Asia ⓘ
replacedBy Hong Kong dollar coinage ⓘ
Straits Settlements dollar ⓘ
linked to: Straits dollar
reverseDesign Chinese characters for "one dollar" ⓘ
Jawi script inscription ⓘ
ornamental border ⓘ
standard aligned with other contemporary trade dollars ⓘ
usedIn British Malaya ⓘ
China ⓘ
Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Penang ⓘ
Shanghai ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
Straits Settlements ⓘ
other Chinese treaty ports ⓘ
weight 26.95 grams ⓘ

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Trade dollar → competedWith → British trade dollar ⓘ