Niewmismatic Error Coins

Singapore Merchant German Silver Tokens:Two Stivers 1791 (Imitation).
Rarity:RR/SS19/BU
The East India Company's refusal to accept the fact that its Eastern Settlements were in a dollar using area and the subsequent failure to issue a currency suitable to the demands of trade in Singapore and the Malay Archipelago resulted in the production of the Singapore Merchant Tokens which served as a medium of exchange and came to be widely accepted in the neighbouring region.

Tokens imitating the Dutch European Silver Two Stivers are one of the main group of the Singapore Merchant Tokens, the Official Coinage for Sumatra and Singapore.

Obverse:
The crowned shield of Arms of the Netherlands 2 Stivers of the Province of Holland with toothed border.

Reverse:
The legend "HOL LAN DIA 1791". On the original Holland 2 Stiver, there is a large dot after the last letter A of HOLLANDIA which is missing on these imitation pieces.
Edge: Plain
Weight: 1.55-2.10gm.
Diameter: 21mm.
Composition: German Silver (a mixture of Bronze, Nickel and Zinc).

The 2 Stivers British imitation pieces were introduced between 1834-1836 by the Singapore merchants. These imitation tokens circulated for nearly 10 years before being suppressed in 1884.