1983 Indonesia Commemorative Medal - Total Sun Eclipse numismatic A Qing Dynasty Kiangnan 10

A Qing Dynasty Kiangnan 10 Cash copper coin certified by PCGS

A fascinating piece of Malaysian social history

Each coin commemorates one of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac

1 g Diameter 35

Why Collectors Treasure This Coin

1983 Indonesia Commemorative Medal - Total Sun Eclipse numismatic A Qing Dynasty Kiangnan 10A rare and scientifically significant commemorative medal issued by Perum Percetakan Uang RI (the Indonesian State Mint) to mark the Total Solar Eclipse of June 11, 1983 one of the most celebrated astronomical events to pass over the Indonesian archipelago in the 20th century. Obverse: Features a mythological giant (Raksasa) devouring the sun, a motif rooted in Javanese and Balinese folklore that explains solar eclipses as the demon Kala Rahu