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½ cent from Malacca, Pulu Penang, 1810
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½ cent from Malacca, Pulu Penang, 1810

1810 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Copper coin. Obverse: shield of the EIC held by two standing lions on a scroll bearing an inscription, with a quiver and flag in their claws, and a crest above. Date at the bottom. Reverse: one-line inscription in Malay in Arabic characters within a wreath of leaves: pulu penang.

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Credit line½ cent uit Malakka, Pulu Penang, 1810. 1810. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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