1821, Indonesia. DUTCH EXPEDITION TO PALEMBANG. By Michaut. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Head of King William I (left). Legend: WILH: NASS: BELG: REX: LUXEMB: M: DUX. (William of Nassau, King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg). Rev: The god of war Mars on the prow of an ancient galley, spear raised, being crowned by Victory with a laurel wreath. HOSTIUM . MUNIMENTIS . EXPUGNATIS . SATRAPE . CAPTO .
BELLO . CONFECTO. (The enemy’s fortifications having been overcome, the Governor captured, the war ended.) Exergue: AD PALEMBANG D . XXVI . JUN . MDCCCXXI.$150. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023).

Palembang was the capital of Srivijaya, a kingdom that ruled much of the western Indonesian Archipelago, controlled the Strait of Malacca, and had fallen under British influence. An expedition launched by the Dutch succeeded in capturing the pro-British Sultan Najamuddin and garrisoning the city.