Malaysian 10 Sen reverse - incorrect label? 0

[iDenticle]

Hi everyone, I'm hoping this is the correct forum for this one.  I recently got a shipment of different world coins and noticed this 10 Sen reverse with what I took to be a Mancala / Wari game board: https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/malaysia-10-sen-km-51-1989-2011-cuid-1126768-duid-1441137 .  This is KM#51, and the reverse is listed both at NGC and in Krause (36th edition) as a "Ceremonial Table".

A little Googling indicates the same game is called Congkak in that region of the world: https://mancala.fandom.com/wiki/10_Sen_coin .

This makes me wonder whether the coin descriptions are based on press releases from the individual mints, or on original research by the editors compiling the information. I think it's an error, but maybe there's more to this story?

Cheers

[RWB]

The "Congkak board" description is correct. Krause used a combination of press releases, descriptions from others, and guesses in identifying designs on world coins. In this case, their identification appears to be a guess.

[iDenticle]

Thanks for confirming, RWB...
Cheers

[RWB]

1 hour ago, iDenticle said:

Thanks for confirming, RWB...
Cheers

Writers lacking experience in local and national cultures and icons, often do not bother to research. They then impose their own assumptions on descriptions, which quickly become "divine guidance."