The Malayan dollar (Malay: ringgit, Jawi: رڠڬيت) was the currency of the British colonies and protectorates in Malaya and Brunei until 1953. It was introduced in 1939, replacing the Straits dollar at par, with 1 dollar = two shillings four pence sterling (60 dollars = 7 pounds).
replacing the Straits dollar at par, with 1 dollar = two shillings four pence sterling (60 dollars = 7 pounds). The Malayandollar was issued by the Board...
archipelago from 1953 to 1967 and was the successor of the Malayandollar and Sarawak dollar, replacing them at par. The currency was issued by the Board...
of a Straits dollar. As a protectorate of Britain in the early 20th century, Brunei used the Straits dollar from 1906, the Malayandollar from 1939 and...
dollar remained at par with the Straits dollar and its successor the Malayandollar, the currency of Malaya and Singapore, from its introduction until both...
The Malayan Union (Malay: Kesatuan Malaya; Jawi: كساتوان مالايا) was a union of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca. It...
standard, putting the Straits dollar on a sterling-exchange standard. The Straits dollar was replaced at par by the Malayandollar in 1939. Brunei and Singapore...
par with the Straits dollar (and its successor the Malayandollar), the currency of Malaya and Singapore, at the value of one dollar to 2 shillings 4 pence...
response to the devaluation of the Malayandollar against the British pound sterling and the newly established Malaysian dollar. The riot began as a peaceful...
dollars (for example, Straits dollar, Malayandollar, Sarawak dollar, British North Borneo dollar; Malaya and British Borneo dollar) before Malaya, British...
equivalent, the Straits dollar. This was replaced by the Malayandollar, and, from 1953, the Malaya and British Borneo dollar, which were issued by the...
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1948, the eleven states formed a single British crown colony known as the Malayan Union. Due to opposition from Malay nationalists, the Union was disbanded...
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Borneo and the State of Brunei announced that they would abandon the Malayandollar and adopt a common currency of their own, but that never came into being...
ultimately an independent republic), while Penang and Malacca joined the new Malayan Union (a predecessor of modern-day Malaysia). Labuan was briefly annexed...
government introduced a new currency, Malayandollar (ringgit in Malay) for used in Malaya and Brunei replacing the Straits dollar at par value. It had the smallest...
The Guyanese dollar (currency sign: $, G$ and GY$; ISO: GYD) has been the unit of account in Guyana (formerly British Guiana) since 29 January 1839. Originally...
North Borneo dollar. From these dollars were derived their successor currencies the Malayandollar and the Malaya and British Borneo dollar, and eventually...
Malay States and the Federated Malay States to form the Malayan Union. In 1948, the Malayan Union was reconstituted as a federation of eleven states...
the elections, an armed insurgency by communist groups in Malaya – the Malayan Emergency – broke out, and the British imposed harsh measures to control...
The dollar (Malay: ringgit, Jawi: ريڠݢيت) was the currency of British colony of Bencoolen (also known as Fort Marlbro' or Fort Marlborough; it is known...
The dollar (Mongolian: доллар) was the currency of Mongolia between 1921 and 1925. Treasury notes were issued under Baron Ungern in 1921. The denominations...
standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued to form a major portion of the circulating currency...
monarchy was abolished after it was added to the Malayan Union but was restored and added to the Malayan Union's successor, the Federation of Malaya. The...
transport problems. During the occupation the Japanese replaced the Malayandollar with their own version. Prior to occupation, in 1941, there was about...
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