Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Keping Thin flan
| Issuer | British East India Company |
|---|---|
| Year | 1804 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | 25.65 mm |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central device comprises the British East India Company coat of arms, displayed with full heraldic supporters flanking the shield on either side. The date 1804 appears in the lower exergual area beneath the arms. A continuous beaded border frames the entire obverse design. The surrounding legend reads in Latin, invoking royal and parliamentary authority. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 1219 (1804) |
| Additional information |
The Penang kepings were struck in Birmingham under contract, part of the Company's effort to regularize petty coinage on the island — then known as Prince of Wales Island — where a chaotic mix of local tin coins, Chinese cash, and Dutch stuivers had made small transactions genuinely difficult. The 1804 issues appeared in both thin and thick flan variants, a production inconsistency almost certainly attributable to rolling mill tolerances at the Birmingham facility rather than any deliberate policy.
Thin flan examples saw proportionally lighter circulation, as locals quickly learned to distinguish them by feel and weight.