Copper 1 cent coin from 1839
Also known as: Koperen 1 cent-munt uit 1839
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1839
Small copper 1 cent coin from 1839 from the Netherlands Indies. Obverse: inscription. Reverse: coat of arms containing a lion, to the left of which is a 1 and to the right of which is the letter C.
The small coin is contained in a square envelope with an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-460-33; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x thickness 0.1 cm x weight 2.78 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2.1 cm x thickness 0.1 cm x weight 2.78 g · diameter 2,1 cm x dikte 0,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 2,78 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.1 cm x thickness 0.1 cm x weight 2.78 g
Design
- Obverse
- inscription.
- Reverse
- coat of arms containing a lion, to the left of which is a 1 and to the right of which is the letter C. The small coin is contained in a square envelope with an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Koperen 1 cent-munt uit 1839
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-460-33
- Museum classification
- cent · coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- 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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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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