½ Cent


Brass (95% Copper, 5% Zinc)	2.3 g	17 mm

Description

Issuer	Indonesia › Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949)
Queen	Wilhelmina (1890-1948)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1914-1945
Value	½ Cent (0.005)
Currency	Gulden (decimalized, 1854-1948)
Composition	Brass (95% Copper, 5% Zinc)
Weight	2.3 g
Diameter	17 mm
Thickness	1.35 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-05

References

Numista	N#6606
Rarity index	8%

Reverse

Value in Javanese and Malayan text with same meaning.

Scripts: Arabic, Javanese

Lettering:
سَڤَردُوَا
رَاتسُ
رُوڤِيـَه
ꦱꦥꦫꦫꦺꦴꦁꦲꦠꦸꦱ꧀ ꦫꦸꦥꦶꦪꦃ꧈

Translation:
One
two-hundredth
Rupiah
One two-hundredth Rupiah

Edge

Plain

Comment

Two main groups are known.

Obverse
Die 1 - muscular furry lion, tall script, large crown.
Die 2 - skinny lion, squat script, small crown.
Note. There are many more differences between dies, some of them additionally marked at the images below.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.