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
Reign: 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 (63 years, 216 days)
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
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.
photo by unknown of the wedding of Prince Albert Edward (later King Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark, London, 1863
