Catalogue
Modern World Coins
Machine-struck national coinage from the nineteenth century onwards.
Catalogue entries (1,985)
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kingdom of Westphalia, Jérôme Napoléon, 10 Taler, 1812 B
1812
Gold coin. Obverse: portrait of the king facing left. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which the year. Below that letter B [= Brunswick]. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0693; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kingdom of Westphalia, Jérôme Napoléon, 3 centimes, 1812 C
1812
Copper coin. Obverse: monogram of the king within a laurel wreath. Reverse: value indication in two lines. To the lower right, letter C [= Kassel]. Year in legend at the bottom. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0696; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Koban of the Empire of Japan from Emperor Kōmei from the Man'en era
1860 - 1861
Gold elongated coin with rounded corners. Obverse: at the top and bottom ends a floral motif, facing each other, between which are characters in two rectangles. Reverse: in the center, a floral motif with authorization marks, without indication of the Man'en era. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kopeck from Russia of Tsar Nicholas II, 1898
1898
Copper coin. Obverse: double-headed crowned eagle with spread wings and with small coats of arms on its wings and on its breast a large coat of arms encircled by an order of knighthood, and in its talons a sceptre and a crowned orb. Above the eagle a crown with ribbon. Value indication in legend below. Reverse: betw…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Koruna from Czechoslovakia, 1922
1922
Copper-nickel coin. Obverse: rampant double-tailed lion to the left with a coat of arms on its breast. Year at the bottom in legend. Reverse: kneeling woman to the right with scythe, with ears of corn in front of her and a branch with leaves behind her. To her left, value indication: 1. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum,…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kreuzer from the Canton of Appenzell, 1813
1813
Copper coin. Obverse: within a beaded circle, below which is decoration, a round coat of arms. Reverse: within two tied branches, value indication in two lines, below which is the year. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1381; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); t…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kreuzer from the Grand Duchy of Hesse of Ludwig II, 1838
1838
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms. Reverse: value designation in three lines, below which date in legend. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1074; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.5 cm x weigh…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kreuzer from the Grand Duchy of Hesse of Ludwig III, 1870
1841
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms. Reverse: within two tied branches, value designation in two lines, below which date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1079B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kreuzer of the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt am Main, 1773
1773
Silver coin. Obverse: between value indication 1 K crowned single-headed eagle. Reverse: city view illuminated by the all-seeing eye with date in exergue. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0762; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kreuzer, emergency coin from Braunau, struck during the siege by the Austrians
1743
Uniface, square emergency coin with bevelled corners. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between year within wreath of foliage and legend; below coat of arms: indication of value. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-490; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique str…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kreuzer, emergency coin from Eger, struck during the siege by the French
1743
Obverse: coat of arms above value indication. Reverse: inscription below three stars. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-492; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.5 cm x weight 0.86 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kreuzer, emergency coin from Prague in the name of Maria Theresa, struck during the siege by the Prussians
1757
Obverse: bust of a woman with diadem facing right within legend. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with coat of arms on breast; below it: indication of value in cartouche within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-497; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique strik…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kreuzer, emergency coin in the name of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, struck during the Napoleonic Wars
1800
Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath facing right within inscription. Reverse: crowned, double-headed eagle with sword in each of both talons and on breast a shield, encircled with collar of the Golden Fleece; on shield: numeral 1, on either side of eagle: date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kromstaart of Kampen
1450 - 1475
Silver coin. Obverse: within a double-lined octofoil, coat of arms of Oversticht. Reverse: short cross patée, in the angles the letters C, A, M, and P. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1958; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Krone from Norway, Haakon VII, 1925
1925
Copper-nickel coin. Obverse: four crowned monograms of the king arranged in a cross. Date at the bottom, between which the mint mark. Reverse: collar of an order of chivalry with jewel. Above that a crown. Value indication at the top in the legend. Central perforation. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds t…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kronentaler from the Kingdom of Württemberg of Wilhelm I, 1817
1817
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing left. Reverse: within a laurel branch whose ends are tied together, value indication: "Ein Kronen Thaler" in three lines, above which a crown and below which the date. Floral edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1135; its record gives material…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kroon, emergency coin from Middelburg, struck during the siege
1574-01-20
Uniface, diamond-shaped emergency coin with a hole on a suspension ring. Obverse: three stamps side by side: in the center: inscription within a circular beaded border; left: State coat of arms; right: city coat of arms. Reverse: inscription: "doen ic vvas geslegen vvas middelburgh belege so datter 'tvolc at van hon…
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Windrain via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Latvian lats coinage
1922-1939
Latvian lats coinage encompasses the official metallic currency struck for the Republic of Latvia between 1922 and the onset of Soviet occupation. Minor denominations spanned 1, 2, and 5 santīmu in bronze and 10, 20, and 50 santīmu in nickel, displaying variations of the lesser coat of arms alongside agricultural m…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
modern coins
Laurel: James I (obverse); Shield of Arms (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.191)
1619–1620
In 1611 the value of all gold coins, which had previously been down-rated, was now raised by ten percent. Previously the gold coins had circulated at inconvenient fractional values, such as 33 shilling; 16 shillings and 6 pence; 4 shillings and 4 pence three farthings; and so forth. To obviate this a new unit of 20…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Leicester rijksdaalder for the province of Holland
1586
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man with a laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: bundle of arrows surrounded by six coats of arms within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-458; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measu…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
modern coins
Leopard d'Or of Edward III of England (Cleveland Museum of Art 1964.373)
1327–1377
Known as a "Golden Leopard" because of the crowned leopard on one side, this gold coin was minted for Edward III, king of England and France. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1964.373: Leopard d'Or of Edward III of England, 1327–1377. England, Anglo-Gallic, Gothic period, 14th century. Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 i…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Lepton from the Ionian Islands under British rule, 1834
1834
Copper coin. Obverse: Britannia to the right, seated on a rock against which leans a shield, holding a trident in her left hand. Reverse: winged lion holding the gospel in its right paw, surrounded by a bundle of arrows. Year at the bottom. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3571;…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Liard (quarter stuiver) of the vacant episcopal see of Liège
1688
Obverse: bust of a man with mitre within an inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms between the date within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1361; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm x weight…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Liard from the Principality of Château-Renaud of François de Bourbon, 1613
1613
Copper coin. Obverse: portrait of the prince facing right. In exergue, year. Reverse: crowned coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3449; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x weight 2.19 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Lion daalder of Kampen, 1688
1688
Silver coin. Obverse: knight with helmet without plume facing right, with in front of him a coat of arms with a rampant lion. Reverse: rampant lion to the left. Date in legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1975A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (m…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Lion Duit for the Dutch East Indies
1836
Copper pattern coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between letters C and D, containing a seated lion facing right. Reverse: three-line inscription, with a star above and below. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4957C; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Lira from Italy of King Vittorio Emanuele III, 1928
1928
Nickel coin. Obverse: woman, seated on a pedestal, looking to the left with symbols in both hands. Year in exergue. Reverse: within a wreath, crowned coat of arms, with to the right of it value indication in two lines: bvono da L.1. At the bottom, mintmark: letter R [= Rome]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam,…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Lira from the Papal States of Pope Pius IX, 1867
1867
Silver coin. Obverse: portrait of the pope facing left. In the legend the date: An XXII = 1867. Reverse: within two tied branches the denomination indication in two lines, below which the date. At the bottom the letter R. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3224; its record gives m…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Livre, emergency coin from Aire, struck during the siege by the Spanish
1641
Uniface, rectangular silver emergency coin of Aire, obliquely cut off at the bottom right. Obverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-291; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 2.1 cm x width 2 cm x weight 3.6 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Lombardy-Venetia, Emperor Franz I of Austria, 1/4 Austrian lira, 1822
1822
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate bust of the emperor facing right. Below that the letter M [=Milan]. Reverse: crowned composite coat of arms, above which the imperial crown with ribbons. Denomination indication at the bottom and date at the end of the legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object a…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Lombardy-Venetia, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, 5 Austrian centesimi, 1850
1850
Copper coin. Obverse: imperial crown with ribbons, below which a crown. Below that the letter M [=Milan]. Reverse: denomination indication in two lines, below which the date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3175; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique st…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Lordship of Jever, Karl Wilhelm of Anhalt-Zerbst, stuiver, 1667-1718
1677 - 1718
Copper coin. Obverse: long decorated cross on a quatrefoil. In the centre a flower, in the corners hearts. Reverse: value indication: "I JEVER STUI/VER" in four lines. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1048A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique strikin…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Lothar Franz von Schönborn, Archbishop of Mainz and Bishop of Bamberg
1696
Obverse: female figure with olive branch and shield within legend. Reverse: coat of arms within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1781; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 3.46 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Luxembourg 10 centimes of William III, 1870
1870
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned ornate coat of arms with mintmaster mark and mintmark [of Utrecht!] at the bottom. Reverse: between a tied laurel and oak branch, denomination indication in two lines, below which the date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2741; its record gives mate…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Luxembourg 25 centimes of Charlotte, 1947
1947
Bronze coin. Obverse: crowned decorated coat of arms. Reverse: to the right of a branch, value indication in two lines, below which the year. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5778; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measureme…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Luxembourg groot with the two shields of Wenceslaus II, 1383-1388
1383 - 1388
Silver coin. Obverse: short decorated cross, with four small crosses in the heart. Reverse: beneath a crown, two coats of arms placed side by side and facing each other, of Bohemia [inverted] and of Luxembourg. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2727; its record gives material recorded as silv…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Luxembourg, Charlotte, franc, 1924
1924
Nickel coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the letters C and H. Reverse: against a background of industrial activities, a stoker with shovel facing right. To his right the denomination indication. Date in exergue. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5892; its record gives material r…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Luxembourg, John of Bohemia, lion gros
1309 - 1346
Silver coin. Obverse: rampant lion facing left within an inscription and a decorative border of 12 escutcheons, one of which contains a small lion. Reverse: demi-long cross with feet. Double inscription, inner inscription: +IO-HAN-NES-REX. Minted in Poilvache [?]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Luxembourg, William III, 2½ centimes, 1854
1854
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned decorated coat of arms with mint master and mint mark [of Utrecht!] at the bottom. Reverse: between a tied laurel and oak branch, value designation in two lines, below which is the date. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2738; its record gives materi…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Luxembourg, William III, 5 centimes, 1854
1854
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned ornate coat of arms with mintmaster mark and mintmark [of Utrecht!] at the bottom. Reverse: between a tied laurel and oak branch, denomination indication in two lines, below which the date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2737A; its record gives mat…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Madagascar, 10 centimes, 1883
1883
Nickel private coin, struck by order of coin dealers. Obverse: ?. Reverse: ?. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5132; its record gives material recorded as nickel (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements . The record dates it to 1883; it is catalogued under Fantasy banknotes…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Madras, India, English East India Company (EIC), 1/4 pagoda, (1807)
1807
Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle formed by a ribbon bearing the value indication in English: 'quarter pagoda', and in Arabic characters, a temple gopuram surrounded by stars. At the top, between the ends of the ribbon, a star. Reverse: within a wide border bearing the value indication in Tamil and Telugu, deity…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Madras, India, English East India Company (EIC), 2 fanams, (1808)
1808
Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle formed by a belt with buckle, value indication in English: 'double fanam', on one line value indication in Arabic characters. Reverse: within a circle formed by a ribbon bearing the value indication in Tamil, in two lines value indication in Telugu. At the top, between the ends…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Madras, India, English East India Company (EIC), 2 pagodas, (1807)
1807
Gold coin. Obverse: within a circle formed by a belt with buckle, a temple gate surrounded by stars. On buckle value indication in English: "two pagodas", and in Arabic script. Reverse: within a circle formed by a ribbon bearing value indication in Tamil and Telugu, deity half-length, standing, in a field strewn wit…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Madras, India, English East India Company (EIC), 5 fanams, (1808)
1808
Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle formed by a belt with buckle, value indication in English: 'five fanams', on one line value indication in Arabic characters. Reverse: within a circle formed by a ribbon bearing the value indication in Tamil, in two lines value indication in Telugu. At the top, between the ends o…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Malacca and Sumatra, cockerel duit for Bugis, 1834
1834 - 1835
Copper coin. Private coin. Obverse: cockerel facing left, below cockerel rectangular cartouche containing letters C.R. Read. In legend in Malay in Arabic characters country indication: Land of the Malays and value indication: 1 kepeng. Reverse: a 16-petalled rosette, below which the date 1250 in Islamic reckoning, s…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Malacca and Sumatra, cockerel duit, 1831
1831
Copper coin. Private coin. Obverse: rooster facing right, above which designation in Malay in Arabic characters: 'Land van de Maleiers'. Reverse: single-line Malay inscription in Arabic characters, above which value indication 1 and below which the year 1247 in Islamic calendar. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterd…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Malacca, Pulu Penang, ½ cent, 1828
1828
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC supported by two lions standing on a banner bearing an inscription, holding an arrow with a flag attached in their paws, surmounted by a crest. Year below. Reverse: within a wreath of leaves, single-line inscription in Malay in Arabic characters: pulu penang. The Rijksmu…
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