1 Keping Cockerel facing right

Obverse

Kogucik z ostrogą zwrócony w prawo z arabskim napisem u góry. Koraliki wokół obramowania.

Script: arabski

Lettering: تانه ملايو

Unabridged legend: Tanah Melayu

Reverse

Arabski napis z nominałem u góry i datą u dołu przy użyciu wschodnich cyfr arabskich. Koraliki wokół krawędzi.

Script: arabski

Lettering:
۱
سات کڤڠ
۱۲۴۷

Unabridged legend:
1
Satu keping
1247

Comments

Wartość na tej monecie jest pokazana jako zwykła liczba, podczas gdy na KM#8.1 jest pokazana jako ułamek.

Monety te nie były oficjalną walutą żadnego państwa. Po raz pierwszy zostały wyemitowane na początku XIX wieku przez brytyjskich kupców w Singapurze, aby złagodzić niedobór monet bazowych, a następnie rozprzestrzeniły się w różnych częściach Archipelagu Malajskiego. Aby obejść próby konfiskaty przez władze kolonialne (zwłaszcza holenderskie), brytyjscy kupcy używali napisów odnoszących się do miejsc, które są niejasne, fikcyjne lub niezwiązane z Europejczykami. W ten sposób z prawnego punktu widzenia nie można było argumentować, że żetony były przeznaczone do obiegu na terytoriach kolonialnych.



Szczegółowe informacje można znaleźć w Singh (1986: 445-449).

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Value on this coin is shown as a plain number while it is shown as a fraction on the KM#8.1.

These coins were not official currency of any state. They were first issued in the early 1800s by British merchants at Singapore, to alleviate base coin shortage, before spreading to various parts of the Malay Archipelago. To circumvent confiscation attempts by colonial authorities (particularly the Dutch), British merchants use inscriptions that refer to locations that are vague, fictitious, or unaffiliated to Europeans. In this manner, legally it could not be argued that the tokens were intended for circulation in colonial territories.



See Singh (1986:445-449) for details.

See also

• ptak

• 1 Keping (Cockerel facing right)

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