½ Mohur

Features

Issuer British East Indies
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1230-1231 (1815-1816)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value ½ Mohur = 8 Rupee
Currency Java - Rupee (1811-1817)
Composition Gold (.833)
Weight 8.06 g
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
128811
References Singh# C.60,
Saran Singh; 1986. The encyclopaedia of the coins of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, 1400-1986. Malaysia Numismatic Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KM# 248a
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Javanese inscription in three lines. Additional date in western Arabic numeral at top, mintmark at bottom.

Scripts: Javanese, Latin

Lettering:
1816
ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦥ꧀ꦤꦶꦲꦶꦁꦒ꧀ꦭꦶꦱ꧀
ꦪꦱꦲꦶꦁꦱꦸꦫꦥꦿꦶꦁꦒ
꧑꧗꧔꧓
Z

Unabridged legend:
1816
Kempni Ingglis
yasa ing Surapringga

Translation: English company, struck at Surapringga (Surabaya), 1743.

Reverse

Arabic inscription.

Script: Arabic

Lettering: هنگليس سك كمڤني ؁١٢٣٠ ضرب در جزيرە جاوا

Unabridged legend: Hinglis sikka kompani sanah 1230 ḍuriba dar jazirat Jawa

Translation: English company year 1230 minted at the base in the Island of Java.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1230 (1815)  AS1743
1230 (1815)  AS1743 (error = AH1231)
1230 (1815)  AS1743 OZ
1230 (1815)  AS1743 Z
1231 (1816)  0//AS1743
1231 (1816)  AS1743

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