Ten-sen coin, struck by the Japanese during the occupation of the Dutch East Indies
Also known as: Munt van tien sen, door de Japanners geslagen tijdens de bezetting van Nederlands-Indië
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1943
Coin with on the obverse the text 'Greater Japan', 10 (sen) and the date 2603 (=1943), on the reverse a wayang puppet. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-2024-73; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 21 mm x weight 3.52 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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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tin (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- length 21 mm x weight 3.52 g · lengte 21 mm x gewicht (eigenschap) 3,52 g
- Measurements
- length 21 mm x weight 3.52 g
Identification
- Original title
- Munt van tien sen, door de Japanners geslagen tijdens de bezetting van Nederlands-Indië
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-2024-73
- Museum classification
- coin · tien sen
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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