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1/2 Mohur
| Issuer | British East India Company (Java) |
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| Year | 1813-1814 |
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| Value | 1/2 Rupee = 8 Rupee |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Javanese script (Hanacaraka) legend arranged in four horizontal registers across the plain gold field. At the top, the Christian year '1814' is inscribed in Latin numerals, followed by three lines of Javanese characters reading 'English Company, struck at Surapringga (Surabaya), 1741' (in the Javanese Saka era). The mintmaster's initial 'Z' appears in the exergue at the base of the design. The coin bears a reeded border, and the flat, uninflected field reflects the utilitarian, non-pictorial aesthetic typical of East India Company coinage produced for the Javanese market. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bold, multi-line Arabic Naskh script legend arranged in three horizontal registers across the plain gold field, with no pictorial elements. The upper register reads 'هنگليس سك كمڤني' (English Company), the central register displays the Hijri year '١٢٢٩' (AH 1229), and the lower register carries the mint statement 'ضرب در جزيرە جاوا' (minted on the Island of Java). The large, well-spaced characters fill the field confidently, reflecting the bilingual, biscriptal character of British East India Company coinage issued for circulation in Java during the brief British interregnum under Lieutenant-Governor Stamford Raffles. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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