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2 Keping Aceh
| Issuer | Sultanate of Aceh |
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| Year | 1832-1836 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a two-line Jawi Arabic inscription reading 'Negeri Aceh' (Land of Aceh), rendered in raised relief with bold, slightly irregular letterforms characteristic of provincial copper coinage. A continuous border of fine beads encircles the inscription, following the coin's round flan. The overall design is simple and emblematic, reflecting the emergency nature of the issue. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Sultanate of Aceh maintained a tin-based monetary system for centuries, but periodic shortages forced irregular copper issues — this keping being among them. The 1832–1836 window corresponds to the reign of Sultan Muhammad Syah, a period of sustained commercial friction with the Dutch, who were actively pressuring Acehnese ports and disrupting the pepper trade that had long underpinned the sultanate's economy.
The multiple catalog references reflect genuine scholarly disagreement about attribution and sequence within this series rather than simple cross-listing.