Obverse

Lion on shield (dividing date), crown above, inside beaded circle. Lettering around top, value below.
Privy mark next to the low, left bottom of the heraldic.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NEDERLANDSCH INDIE.
1 CENT.
1860

Translation: Dutch East Indies

Reverse

Beaded circle, lettering inside (Malaysian) and outside (Javanese) with the same meaning. Flower on top.

Scripts: Arabic, Javanese

Lettering:
سڤراتس
روڤِيـه
ꦱꦥꦫꦱꦠꦸꦱ꧀ ꦫꦸꦥꦶꦪꦃ꧈

Translation: One hundredth Rupiah

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)

Marks

Herman Adriann van den Wall Bake, Mint Master, Royal Dutch Mint (1846-1874)Hugo Laurens Adriaan van den Wall Bake, Mint Master, Royal Dutch Mint (1888-1909)Gerard Blom, Acting Mint Master, Royal Dutch Mint (1909)Copius Hoitsema, Mint Master, Royal Dutch Mint (1909-1933)

Comments

There are 2 different types and the split is done by ruler:
KM# 307.1: William III (1849-1890)
KM# 307.2: Wilhelmina (1890-1948)

The 1855 coin exists with varieties:

• Trial strike with stars flanking legend, smaller shield; larger letters, numbers and mint mark; smaller Javanese script

• Trial strike on card board with larger shield

• Malaysian value is more cramped, Javanese with larger characters

• 2 stars between dutch text (disapproved)

• Trial of the normal emission on special planchet