Netherlands East Indies: Sumatra. Singapore Merchants copper Keping Token AH 1250 (1835) MS65 Red and Brown NGC,...

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Sumatra. Singapore Merchants copper Keping Token AH 1250 (1835) MS65 Red and Brown NGC, Soho mint, KM-Tn2, Prid-33, Sch-992. C R (Christopher Rideout) Read. A dazzling example of this "Fighting Cock" token coinage issued by Singaporean Merchants such as CR Read, whose name is featured on the ledge below the animal. Prooflike in aesthetic and displaying exciting burnt sienna and apricot toning, an extremely impressive piece that specialists of the series should gravitate towards.

Ex. Dr. Patrick Tan Collection (Heritage Auction 3000, May 2008, Lot 23856)

From the Peh Family Collection

Metal: Copper
Diameter: 21mm

AH 1250（1835年）荷屬蘇門答臘新加坡商會1 Keping銅代幣。MS65 Red and Brown NGC。
蘇豪造幣廠。這枚矚目迷人的「鬥雞圖」代幣由Christopher Rideout Read等新加坡商人發行，並於鬥雞的下方刻有其名字。此幣具備類精製質感，呈現出黃褐和杏黃色澤，令人眼前一亮。相關領域的收藏家無一不對這枚超凡卓絕的例子趨之若鶩。

出自：Patrick Tan舊藏（2008年5月海瑞得拍賣#3000）
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