Presidency of Bencoolen
Dependency of British India (1685-1824)
Location: Western Sumatra
Capital City: Fort Marlborough
Government type: Territory administered by the East India Company
Main languages: English, Rejang, Minangkabau, Malay
Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Sunni Islam
Chronology
1685: British territory established in Sumatra
1685-1760: Subordinated to Madras Presidency
1760-1785: Separate Presidency of India
1760-1762: Dutch Occupation
1785-1825: Subordinated to Bengal Presidency
1825: Ceded to Dutch East Indies
Currency
Dollar (1783-1824)
1 Dollar = 4 Suku = 400 Keping
Coins from Bencoolen in the collection
•2 Keping, 1804 (King George III (1760-1820), copper, Soho mint (Handsworth), KM#265)
•4 Keping, 1804 (King George III (1760-1820), copper, Soho mint (Handsworth), KM#266)