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possible that the above coin of 1816, found at Malacca, may also 
have been struck under English rule. I cannot offer any explan- 
ation of this. 
A coin of this kind, but of the year 1802, is figured by 
Netscher and Chijs, pl. VI, fig. 39. The figures ‘5’ and ‘+,’ to 
the right and left of the shield respectively are somewhat mys- 
terious. Netscher and Chijs (p. 108) say that they are not able 
to offer any explanation of their meaning, nor am I in a position 
to do so. | 
(d). Coins of Java under Dutch Rule (from 1816). 
1. Copper. 2 Stuiver. 
Obv. <A coat-of-arms consisting of a crowned shield en- 
closing a lion rampant, with the figure 3 to the 
right and the letter 5 to the left of the shield. 
Rev. NEDERL. INDIE 1823. 
See Netscher and Chijs, pl. IX, fig. 85. 
2. Copper. + Stuiver. , 
Date 1826. Except for size, date and the figure + instead 
of 3, similar to No. 1. 
3. Copper. One Cent. 
Obv. The usual coat-of-arms enclosing a lion rampant 
with ‘1’ and ‘Ct’ to the right and left of the shield 
respectively. 
Rev. NEDERL. INDIE 1838. 
4, Copper. One Cent. 
Date 1856. Identical with the currency of the present 
day. 
(e). Tokens of the British Kast-India Company of Sumatra. 
1. Copper. One Keping. 
Obv. The Company’s coat-of-arms, and around, in 
Roman characters, the legend ‘Island of Sumatra, 
1804.’ 
Rev. The legend, in Malay characters, ‘Satu Keping, 
TANS) 6 
See Rodgers (74), Vol.. II, pl. VIII, No. 12081; Ellis) 
(7) p. 9, No. 1; Atkins (/), p. 204, No. 24. 
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