Copper coin from the East Indies
Also known as: Koperen munt uit Oost-Indië
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1700 - c. 1900
Copper coin. Obverse: bird-like figure (rooster/partridge??). Reverse: (probably) Arabic characters. The coin is contained in a square envelope with an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-460-39; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x thickness 5 cm x weight 23 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 5 cm x weight 23 g · diameter 2,1 cm x dikte 5 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 23 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.1 cm x thickness 5 cm x weight 23 g
Design
- Obverse
- bird-like figure (rooster/partridge??).
- Reverse
- (probably) Arabic characters. The coin is contained in a square envelope with an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Koperen munt uit Oost-Indië
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-460-39
- Museum classification
- haantjesduit · coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- 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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- 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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