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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: Singapore Merchant Tokens, AE keping, 1804//AH1247, PCGS AU55

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Asia & Middle-East Start Price:55.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 100.00 USD
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: Singapore Merchant Tokens, AE keping, 1804//AH1247, PCGS AU55
SOLD
325.00USD+ buyer's premium (65.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Dec 02 @ 15:37UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: Singapore Merchant Tokens, AE keping, 1804//AH1247, KM-Tn3, Prid-3, "Island of Sultana" (Sumatra), with the Hijri date is equivalent to 1831 AD, PCGS graded AU55. Singapore merchant tokens circulated in the Netherlands East Indies, as that was the intention of the issuers. These were forbidden to circulate by the Dutch authorities although they didn't offer an alternative, so the ban had little effect. Most have evasive inscriptions, notably dates and region names. All circulated indiscriminately among the islands as well as in Singapore, regardless of the area name on them and regardless of whether the area is today in Indonesia or Malaysia. Many of these types were struck at the Birmingham Mint circa 1829-1853.