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1 Keping - Syarif Kasim Alkadrie
| Issuer | Sultanate of Pontianak |
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| Year | 1808 |
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| Value | 1 Keping |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a balance scale with two pendant pans suspended from a horizontal beam, the fulcrum terminating in a downward-pointing pointer, and a decorative four-petalled rosette ornament at the center of the field. The Arabic word عادل (meaning 'Just') appears as a legend in the lower portion of the field, referencing the sultan's attribute of justice. The design is rendered in a simple, bold linear style characteristic of early nineteenth-century Southeast Asian sultanate coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely filled with a multi-line Arabic inscription occupying the full field within a circular border, presented in a cursive Jawi script. The legend reads 'Currency of Pontianak and Mempawa, year AH 1223,' identifying the dual issuing territories of the Sultanate and providing the Hijri date corresponding to 1808 CE. The lettering is boldly executed in raised relief, arranged in three horizontal registers across the coin's surface, consistent with Malay sultanate keping coinage of the period. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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