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1 Keping Siak
| Issuer | Sultanate of Siak |
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| Year | 1836 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Plain copper field bearing a two-line Jawi Arabic inscription centrally positioned, reading 'نݢري سيك' (Negeri Siak, meaning 'Land of Siak'). Small decorative lozenge or diamond-shaped ornaments appear above and below the legend, serving as dividers within the field. The entire design is contained within a beaded border that runs along the full circumference of the coin. The lettering is rendered in a bold, deeply engraved Jawi script characteristic of early nineteenth-century Malay sultanate coinage. No effigy or pictorial device is present, reflecting the Islamic numismatic tradition of the issuing authority. |
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| Reverse description | Plain copper field displaying a two-line Jawi Arabic inscription reading 'سات كڤڠ' (Satu Keping, meaning 'One Keping'), with the Arabic-Indic numeral '١' (one) placed at the top of the field above the legend. The Hijri date '١٢٥١' (AH 1251, corresponding to 1836 CE) is inscribed in large Arabic-Indic numerals across the lower portion of the field. Small diamond-shaped lozenge ornaments flank the inscription as decorative separators. The periphery is bounded by a reeded or milled border, in contrast to the beaded border of the obverse. The bold, deeply cut Jawi lettering is consistent in style with the obverse, reflecting the standardised calligraphic conventions of Malay sultanate token coinage. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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