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Netherlands East Indies, ½ cent, 1945 P

Also known as: Nederlands Indië, ½ cent,1945 P

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1945

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned national coat of arms between year. Above crown country designation and below coat of arms value designation. Reverse: three-line Malay inscription in Arabic characters and orthographic signs, surrounded by an inscription in Javanese. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5752; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.8 cm x weight 2.31 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 1.8 cm x weight 2.31 g

Design

Obverse
crowned national coat of arms between year. Above crown country designation and below coat of arms value designation.
Reverse
three-line Malay inscription in Arabic characters and orthographic signs, surrounded by an inscription in Javanese. Plain edge.

Identification

Original title
Nederlands Indië, ½ cent,1945 P
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-5752
Museum classification
coin

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