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Bonk of 2 stuivers of the Dutch East Indies, 1805

Also known as: Bonk van 2 stuivers van Nederlands Indië, 1805

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1805

Copper rectangular coin. Obverse: within a rectangular beaded frame the denomination 2 S. Reverse: within a rectangular beaded frame the date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4762; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 2.9 cm x width 2.4 cm x thickness 1.1 cm x weight 40.91 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
lengte 2,9 cm x breedte 2,4 cm x dikte 1,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 40,91 g · length 2.9 cm x width 2.4 cm x thickness 1.1 cm x weight 40.91 g
Measurements
length 2.9 cm x width 2.4 cm x thickness 1.1 cm x weight 40.91 g

Design

Obverse
within a rectangular beaded frame the denomination 2 S.
Reverse
within a rectangular beaded frame the date.

Identification

Original title
Bonk van 2 stuivers van Nederlands Indië, 1805
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-4762
Museum classification
dubbele stuiver · coin

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Denomination
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Catalogue references

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