2 1/2 Cents

€1.00
IssuerNetherlands East Indies (1601-1949)
Year1856-1913
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value21/2 Cents (0.025)
CurrencyGulden (decimalized, 1854-1948)
CompositionCopper
Weight12.5 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness2.15 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#308.1, KM#308.2, Schön#3
Obverse descriptionCrowned Dutch arms divide date, value below
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNEDERLANDSCH INDIE. 1907 21/2 CENT.
(Translation: Netherlands East Indies)
Reverse descriptionValue in Javanese (edge) and Malayan (centre) text with the same meaning. Flower on top.
Reverse scriptArabic, Javanese
Reverse letteringسڤرامڤت ڤوله روڤيه ꦱꦥꦫꦥꦠꦁꦥꦸꦭꦸꦃ ꦫꦸꦥꦶꦪꦃ꧈
(Translation: One fortieth Gulden)
EdgePlain
MintRoyal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke
Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
Mintage1856  - Proof -
1856  - Trial strike with different Arabic text exists - 2 480 000
1857  - - 36 560 000
1857  - Proof -
1858  - - 40 989 806
1896  - - 1 120 000
1897  - - 18 105 230
1898  - - 7 600 000
1899  - - 10 400 000
1902  - - 6 000 000
1907  - - 3 000 000
1908  - - 5 940 000
1908  - Proof -
1909  - - 3 060 000
1913  - - 4 000 000
1913  - Proof -
Catalog ID4381820520
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