Island Of Sumatra, 1804, Token/Coin? Anyone Familiar With This?

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chang New Member Malaysia 13 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 04:39 am Island Of Sumatra 1804 Keping with UNUSUAL GOTHIC FONTS and Numerals. Anyone comes across any or have any information regarding this variety please ?.LION'S Tails with added pattern . Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

bjherbison Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 05:48 am Please post an image of the other side. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 06:01 am I would tend to assume such a coin would be one of those "evasive Singapore merchant tokens" I mentioned earlier. Unless it's a completely modern counterfeit. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 1:53 pm @chang, rather than re-animate an old thread, best practice is to start a new thread for each new coin. I've split off your post and the replies to help make this happen, but for reference, here is a link to that original thread: http://goccf.com/t/314401 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25406 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 2:59 pm I have a similar one - from the Numista listing: Quote: 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 token's "Island of Sultana" is a fictitious location. They were issued after a Dutch proclamation in 15th October 1835 to confiscate a previous issue with "Island of Sumatra" inscription. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces37109.html Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2543 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 6:28 pm That's interesting, Thanks HB The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Report this Post to the Staff
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