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NEW BOOK: PAPER MONEY OF ESTATES OF SUMATRA

The E-Sylum (3/14/2021)


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NEW BOOK: PAPER MONEY OF ESTATES OF SUMATRA

Ad Lansen has published a new book on the paper money of the estates of Sumatra. Congratulations! Here's the announcement.-Editor

Sumatra book coverNow available, a new publication about the paper money used by the estates on Sumatra in the period 1876-1906. A brief description is given of each cultivation company, with an overview of all known issues (the main share of which is in the National Numismatic Collection, DNB), and a detailed description of each note. The publication is completely bilingual English-Dutch, with transcription of the headings in Chinese, Malay and Tamil, and richly illustrated in color. The author, Ad Lansen, is already known for his previous publications, including Plantation Tokens of the Dutch East Indies.

This new book has 126 pages in a4 format, with hard cover, is self-published and can be ordered from the author: Haanderik 94, 3401 et IJsselstein (nl), e-mail: a.j.lansen@hccnet.nl. Price: € 29.50 + postage.

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