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1/4 Gulden Pattern
| Issuer | Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949) |
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| Year | 1903 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | A stylized solar disk with seven radiating rays occupies the central field. Within the disk, the denomination is inscribed in three lines in Malay script (Arabic/Jawi), while the spaces between the rays bear the equivalent inscription in Javanese script (Hanacaraka). The combination of scripts reflects the multilingual character of the Netherlands East Indies colonial coinage and is presented with fine engraving typical of pattern issues. |
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| Reverse lettering | سڤر امڤت روڤيه ꦱ ꦮꦿ ꦥ ꦠ꧀ ꦫꦸ ꦥꦶ ꦪꦃ꧈ (Translation: One Quarter Gulden) |
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Pattern coinage for the Netherlands East Indies rarely made it past the proposal stage, and this 1903 quarter gulden is no exception — struck in gold as a presentation or trial piece rather than for any approved circulation program. The colonial monetary system at the time was being actively reviewed by the Dutch government, and several denominations were evaluated for redenomination or replacement. This piece likely emerged from that administrative deliberation.
Delmonte's catalog of Dutch gold patterns remains the definitive reference; G#1241 places this among a very small group of Indies gold trials from the early twentieth century.