King George VI real picture; Straits Settlements Banknote & Coin

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India (until 1947) and the last King of Ireland (until 1949).

Reign : 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952
Emperor of India: 1936–47
King of Ireland : 1936–49
Coronation : 12 May 1937
Predecessor : Edward VIII
Successor : Elizabeth II
Consort : Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

You can read more about King George VI here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_VI_of_the_United_Kingdom

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King George V; real picture

Another coin celebrity picture I found via wikipedia is King George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British.

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. As well as being King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms, George was the Emperor of India and the first King of the Irish Free State. George reigned from 1910 through World War I (1914–1918) until his death in 1936.

Reign : 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936
Coronation : 22 June 1911
Predecessor : Edward VII
Successor : Edward VIII
Consort : Mary of Teck

You can read more about this here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V_of_the_United_Kingdom

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Governors of Bank Negara Malaysia

Governor	Year
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz	2000-current
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ali Abul Hassan bin Sulaiman	1998-2000
Tan Sri Dato' Ahmad bin Mohd. Don	1994-1998
Tan Sri Dato' Jaffar bin Hussein	1985-1994
Tan Sri Abdul Aziz bin Taha	1980-1985
Tun Ismail bin Mohamed Ali	1962-1980

Another picture I am always look for is pictures of all Malaysia Bank Governor. Most of their picture is very hard to find in the world wide web. I think I need to look for a book that will help me show their picture. I can only find this picture:

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz

Tan Sri Dato' Ahmad bin Mohd. Don

Tan Sri Abdul Aziz bin Taha

I wish I can have all complete picture of them in here. I saw Tun Ismail bin Mohamed Ali picture in on of the blog I found via google but I cannot copy and put them here. If any of this picture owner want me to delete their picture in here, please do tell.

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King Edward VII real picture; straits settlements coin

Another celebrity on your straits settlements coins is King Edward VII. He is a son of Queen Victoria and King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India for over 9 years. As always, I google for his picture and found some in wikipedia.

Name: Albert Edward
Reign: 22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910
Coronation: 9 August 1902
Predecessor: Victoria
Successor : George V
Consort : Alexandra of Denmark


photo by unknown of the wedding of Prince Albert Edward (later King Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark, London, 1863

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Edward_VII_of_the_United_Kingdom

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Queen Victoria real picture; straits settlements coin

I have many Straits Settlements coin in my collection. Queen Victoria series is the earliest in the collection and I am always imagine how she look in real life. I google for her picture recently and I found this picture in wikipedia. I don't sure if this is her real picture but the info tell that this is a Photo by Alexander Bessano of Queen Victoria of England / Empress Victoria of India, London, 1887.

This is some info about Queen Victoria:

Name: Alexandrina Victoria

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Predecessor: William IV
Successor: Edward VII
Consort: Albert, Prince Consort


You can read more about Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, Empress of India in this wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom

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one rupee British India King George V 1918 silver coin

My collection is more on silver coin and straits settlements coin. One of them is this one rupee British India King George V 1918 silver coin. I bought this coin this year in penang. I don't know much about this coin until I Google it recently. This coin history making them more interesting.

This indian rupee is also called "pig rupee". Why? The first year of issue (1911) has an elephant on the Kings robe that was considered to resemble a pig, thus the variety is known as the "pig rupee" (Type I). This variant is also on the 1/2 Rupee, the 1/4 Rupee, the 2 Annas and the 1/4 Anna coins. The elephant figure was redesigned (Type II) and this design was used on all issues starting in 1912.

Mine is aType II with a new design of elephant and mint in bombay. The Rupee was minted in both Calcutta and Bombay. There is no mint mark for Calcutta. The Bombay issues have a small dot on the reverse under the ornate near the bottom of the coin (see illustration).

You can read more about this coin story from this website i found via google:
http://jfcampbell.us/india/george5/george5.htm

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