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Straits dollar

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former currency historical currency

The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former currency → historical currency →
country	Straits Settlements →
currencyOf	Straits Settlements →
denomination	1 cent → 1 dollar → 10 cents → 10 dollars → 100 dollars → 20 cents → 25 cents → 5 cents → 5 dollars → 50 cents → 50 dollars →
endTime	1939 → early 20th century →
issuingAuthority	Board of Commissioners of Currency, Straits Settlements → Government of the Straits Settlements →
monetarySystem	decimal →
region	Southeast Asia →
replaced	Indian rupee → Mexican dollar →
replacedBy	Malaya and British Borneo dollar → Malayan dollar →
replacedInMalayaBy	Malayan dollar →
replacedInSingaporeBy	Malayan dollar →
startTime	late 19th century →
subunit	1 dollar = 100 cents → cent →
symbol	$ →
usedBy	British Empire → colonial administration in Malaya → colonial administration in Singapore →
usedDuring	British colonial rule in Malaya → British colonial rule in Singapore →
usedIn	British North Borneo → Brunei → Christmas Island → Cocos (Keeling) Islands → Federated Malay States → Labuan → Malacca → Penang → Sarawak → Singapore → Straits Settlements → Unfederated Malay States → present-day Malaysia → present-day Singapore →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British Malaya → British Malaya ("Malayan dollar") → Brunei British protectorate → Straits Settlements → Unfederated Malay States →	currency
Malaya and British Borneo dollar ("Malayan dollar") → Malaya and British Borneo dollar ("Sarawak dollar") → Malaya and British Borneo dollar ("British North Borneo dollar") →	replacedCurrency