Obverse description | A double tail spurred cockerel facing left, standing on a pediment with small Latin inscription. Arabic inscription partially encircling the cockerel, date in malformed eastern Arabic numeral below pediment. Beads around border. |
Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
Obverse lettering | تاته ملايو
ساتو كڤڠ
C.R. READ
١٢٥٠ (Translation: Land of Malay one keping Christopher Ridout Read AH 1250 (= AD 1834)) |
Reverse description | Flower with 16 petals, identified as a tanjung tree`s (Mimusops elengi), with encircling Lontara` inscription. Date in western Arabic numeral at bottom. Beads around border. |
Reverse script | Lontara |
Reverse lettering | ᨓᨊᨘᨓᨈᨊᨕᨘᨁᨗ ᨔᨙᨉᨗᨀᨙᨄᨙ
1250 (Translation: Land of Bugis, one keping AH 1250 (=AD 1834)) |
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Mintage | 1250 (1835) - - 1250 (1835) - Proof - |
Catalog ID | 1206870760 |
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