¼ Gulden small type


Silver (.720)	3.18 g	19 mm

Description

Issuer	Indonesia › Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949)
Queen	Wilhelmina (1890-1948)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1910-1930
Value	¼ Gulden
Currency	Gulden (decimalized, 1854-1948)
Composition	Silver (.720)
Weight	3.18 g
Diameter	19 mm
Thickness	1.3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 January 1952
Updated	2024-10-05

References

Numista	N#10552
Rarity index	15%

Reverse

Solar disk with 7 rays. The denomination inside the disk in two lines in Malayan and between rays in Javanese.

Scripts: Arabic, Javanese

Lettering:
سڤرامڤت
روڤيه
ꦱ ꦮꦿ ꦥ ꦠ꧀ ꦫꦸ ꦥꦶ ꦪꦃ꧈

Translation: One quarter gulden

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Reverse
Die A - angled script in Javanese, at top left letters ꦪꦃ꧈ touch rays.
Die B - curved script in Javanese, at top left letters ꦪꦃ꧈ far from rays.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.