Dutch East Indies during British rule, ½ gold rupee, 1815
Also known as: Nederlands Indië tijdens Brits bestuur, ½ gouden ropij, 1815
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1815
Gold coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Javanese with the date on the bottom line. Above it, date in Christian era in Arabic numerals, and below it, mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert].
Reverse: five-line inscription in Arabic, containing the date in the Islamic era. Cable edge. Touch marks on the obverse and reverse. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4822; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.2 cm x weight 7.12 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.2 cm x weight 7.12 g
Design
- Obverse
- three-line inscription in Javanese with the date on the bottom line. Above it, date in Christian era in Arabic numerals, and below it, mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert].
- Reverse
- five-line inscription in Arabic, containing the date in the Islamic era. Cable edge. Touch marks on the obverse and reverse.
Identification
- Original title
- Nederlands Indië tijdens Brits bestuur, ½ gouden ropij, 1815
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4822
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references
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