Description
British East Indies, Borneo, the Independent State of Maluka, Æ Duit, AH 1228, 1813 AD, countermarked with the ‘Wheel of Fortune’, Malacca mint, issued by Private English merchant Alexander Hare. Obverse: Shield with denomination in Arabic, countermarked with Wheel. Reverse: Shield with date in Gregorian and Anno Hegirae. KM-5. A scarce issue and an interesting snippet of history pertaining to the British Empire’s extension into the East Indies, Very Fine or better.
For further information about the Independent State of Maluka, feel free to read our article posted on the Colonial Gazette via this link.