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Auction 45  26-29 Jan 2023
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Lot 2552

Starting price: 85 USD
Price realized: 650 USD
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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: AE keping, "AH1411" (ca. 1831), KM-Tn3, Prid-22, Singapore Merchants token, rooster right, dots in legend // fictitious hijri date, glossy chocolate-brown patina, EF to About Unc. Singapore merchant tokens circulated in the Netherlands East Indies, as that was the intention of the issuers. These were forbidden to circulate by the Dutch authorities (though they didn't offer an alternative, so the ban had no effect) and have evasive inscriptions, notably dates and region names. All circulated indiscriminately among the islands as well as in Singapore, regardless of the area name on them and regardless of whether the area is today in Indonesia or Malaysia.

Estimate: 100-150 USD
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