1983 Indonesia Krakatau Eruption Centenary Commemorative Medal China Coin com/query/1105032-036

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025) Currency Dollar (1882-1941) Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper

Issue Date: 24 July 2009

Theme: Year of the Horse (Chinese Zodiac)

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1983 Indonesia Krakatau Eruption Centenary Commemorative Medal China Coin com/query/1105032-036Issued in 1983 to mark the 100th anniversary of the catastrophic Krakatau eruption of 27 August 1883, this commemorative medal was struck by Perum Percetakan Uang RI (PERURI), Indonesia's official state mint and security printing authority. Obverse: Dramatic depiction of Mount Krakatau mid eruption, inscribed "Centenary of Krakatau Eruption 18831983." Reverse: Relief map of the Indonesian archipelago Sumatra, Jawa, and Kalimantan centred on the Sunda