Singapore, 2 kepengs, 1804
Also known as: Singapore, 2 kepengs,1804
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1823
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the English East India Company supported by two lions, above which the designation 'East India Company' and below which motto. Below that, frozen year 1804. Reverse: on one line in Malay, value indication: 'doewa kepeng'. Above it, numeral: 2 in Arabic numerals and below it, year in Islamic calendar and in Arabic numerals. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4835; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.6 cm x weight 4.26 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)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.6 cm x weight 4.26 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms of the English East India Company supported by two lions, above which the designation 'East India Company' and below which motto. Below that, frozen year 1804.
- Reverse
- on one line in Malay, value indication: 'doewa kepeng'. Above it, numeral: 2 in Arabic numerals and below it, year in Islamic calendar and in Arabic numerals. Smooth edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Singapore, 2 kepengs,1804
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4835
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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