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Sumatra was never a country as such... and still isn't one. It was a hodgepot of kingdoms - Acheh, Srivijaya, etc., until the europeans arrived. The British took possession of Bencoolen (on the west coast of the island, it is known as Bengkulu today) as a colony as it was part of the route from the Cape to China (no Suez Canal then!), and that is probably where this coin was used. The date 1824 is significant as it is the date of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 or the Treaty of London. --Novelty (talk) 07:54, 22 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Can you provide some references for your edits? In particular, please note that coins weren't just issued in the name of Fort Marlborough.
Dove1950 (talk) 17:18, 23 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

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