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½ cent from Malacca, Pulu Penang, 1828

1828 · 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.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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coin

Credit line½ cent uit Malakka, Pulu Penang, 1828. 1828. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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