½ Dollar Silau (uniface) ND (1902-1913) front ½ Dollar Silau (uniface) ND (1902-1913) back
½ Dollar Silau (uniface) ND (1902-1913) photo
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½ Dollar Silau uniface ND

 
Nickel - 28.2 mm
Description
Location
Indonesia › Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949)
Type
Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens
Years
1902-1913
Value
½ Dollar
Composition
Nickel
Diameter
28.2 mm
Thickness
1.1 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#307363
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Blank, marked by numbers

Edge

Plain

Comment

This token was issued by a plantation at "Silau" in Asahan, The company was established about 1890, which was originally developed tobacco as the main crop. But about 1913 the company began developing a rubber plant in addition to tobacco.