2 1/2 Cents

€6,243.00
IssuerNetherlands East Indies (1601-1949)
Year1914-1945
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value21/2 Cents (0.025)
CurrencyGulden (decimalized, 1854-1948)
CompositionBrass (95% Copper, 5% Zinc)
Weight12.5 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#316, Schön#10
Obverse descriptionCrowned Dutch arms divide date, mint mark P if present at the bottom of the shield to the right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNEDERLANDSCH INDIE 1920 21/2 CENT
(Translation: Netherlands East Indies)
Reverse descriptionValue in Javanese along rim and Malayan in beaded circle meaning the same.
Reverse scriptArabic, Javanese
Reverse letteringسڤرامڤت ڤوله روڤیه ꦱꦥꦫꦥꦠꦁꦥꦸꦭꦸꦃ ꦫꦸꦥꦶꦪꦃ꧈
(Translation: One fortieth Rupiah)
EdgePlain
MintRoyal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke
Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
P
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
Mintage1914  - - 22 000 000
1915  - - 6 000 000
1920  - - 48 000 000
1945 P - - 200 000 000
Catalog ID9165199160
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