Catalog
2 Keping Minangkabau
| Issuer | Sumatra |
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| Year | 1832-1836 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | منڠكابو |
| Reverse description | Arabic Jawi inscription occupying the central field, with the denomination numeral '٢' (two) at the top and the Hijri date '١٢٥١' (AH 1251, corresponding to 1836 CE) rendered in Eastern Arabic numerals at the bottom. The legend reads 'دو كڤڠ' (two kepings) between the numeral and the date. A continuous border of raised beads encircles the design. |
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The Minangkabau kepings were issued by local authority in the Padang Highlands during a period when the Dutch were consolidating control over West Sumatra following the Padri War — a brutal conflict between Islamic reformists and traditional adat leaders that drew Dutch military intervention from 1821 onward. These copper pieces circulated in a region the colonial administration had not yet fully absorbed, making their issuing authority ambiguous by design.