1 Keping Cockerel facing right; Ugi
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Features
| Issuer |
British Singapore
(British East Indies)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1250 (1835) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Keping (1⁄400) |
| Currency | Keping |
| Composition | Miedź |
| Weight | 2 g |
| Diameter | 21.46 mm |
| Thickness | 0.75 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 48387 |
| References | Singh# SS 33 Saran Singh; 1986. The encyclopaedia of the coins of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, 1400-1986. Malaysia Numismatic Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
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
Kwiat z 16 płatkami, zidentyfikowany jako drzewo tanjung (Mimusops elengi), z otaczającym napisem Lontara. Data w zachodniej cyfrze arabskiej na dole. Koraliki wokół obramowania.
Script: Lontara
Lettering:
ᨓᨊᨘᨓᨈᨊᨕᨘᨁᨗ ᨔᨙᨉᨗᨀᨙᨄᨙ
1250
Unabridged legend:
Wanuwa tana ugi sédi képé(ng)
1250
Edge
Zwykły
Comments
(en) 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.
The observe image of cockerel facing right has several varieties with very minor difference. Notice tail and ground shape to aid identification.
See Singh (1986:445-449) for details.
Lack of final -ng in "képéng" is customary in Lontara' orthography, not an error.
The observe image of cockerel facing right has several varieties with very minor difference. Notice tail and ground shape to aid identification.
See Singh (1986:445-449) for details.
Lack of final -ng in "képéng" is customary in Lontara' orthography, not an error.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1250 (1835) | |||||||||||||||
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