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2 Keping Aceh
| Issuer | Sultanate of Aceh |
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| Year | 1832-1836 |
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| Value | 2 Kepings (1/200) |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a three-element Arabic inscription arranged vertically: the denomination numeral '٢' (two) at the top, the words 'دو كڤڠ' (two kepings) in the middle, and the Hijri date '١٢۴٧' (AH 1247, corresponding to 1832 CE) in Eastern Arabic numerals at the bottom. The legends are rendered in raised relief within a plain field, encircled by a border of fine beads. The layout is typical of Acehnese copper keping coinage of the early nineteenth century. |
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| Reverse lettering | ٢ دو كڤڠ ١٢۴۷ (Translation: Two kepings AH 1247) |
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| Additional information |
The Sultanate of Aceh maintained a tin-based monetary system for centuries, but periodic shortages forced irregular copper issues — this keping being among them. The 1832–1836 window corresponds to the reign of Sultan Muhammad Syah, a period of sustained commercial friction with the Dutch, who were actively pressuring Acehnese ports and disrupting the pepper trade that had long underpinned the sultanate's economy.
The multiple catalog references reflect genuine scholarly disagreement about attribution and sequence within this series rather than simple cross-listing.