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The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (Filipino: Inskripsyón sa binatbát na tansô ng Laguna) is an official acquittance (debt relief) certificate inscribed onto a copper plate in the Shaka year 822 (Gregorian A.D. 900). It is the earliest-known, extant, calendar-dated document found within the Philippines. [1]
Green on White: The most common type of registration plate, for privately owned vehicles. White background replaced by Rizal Monument in 2003 for automobiles. Black on Yellow: Commercial vehicle or public utility vehicles. Red on White: Government-owned vehicles.
Present location. Sohgaura. Sohgaura. The Sohgaura copper plate inscription is an Indian copper plate inscription written in Prakrit in the Mauryan period Brahmi script. [1] It was discovered in Sohgaura, a village on the banks of the Rapti River, about 20 km south-east of Gorakhpur, in the Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. [2]
In the US, more copper is recovered and put back into service from recycled material than is derived from newly mined ore. Copper's recycle value is so great that premium-grade scrap normally has at least 95% of the value of primary metal from newly mined ore. [79] In Europe, about 50% of copper demand comes from recycling (as of 2016). [80]
The current custodians of the copper plate claim the Sikh guru visited the Kapal Mochan temple two times, with the visits taking place in 1679 and 1688 respectively.: 240–242 According to them, while the Guru gifted an inscribed copper plate in 1679, he also gifted an illuminated Hukamnama document during his 1688 visit to the premises.
A coppern plate by John Pearson. Most coppersmiths can create, from a pattern, copper wares from a sheet of copper. They can also repair, clean and re-tin copper cookware interiors. Some copper smiths make barrels. Some coppersmiths will specialize in specific forms or items, such as a particular type of biscuit oven or mug or kettle.
Copper sheathing. Copper sheathing is a method for protecting the hull of a wooden vessel from attack by shipworm, barnacles and other marine growth through the use of copper plates affixed to the surface of the hull, below the waterline. It was pioneered and developed by the Royal Navy during the 18th century.
The Kollam (Quilon) Syrian copper plates, also known as the Kollam Tarisappalli copper plates, document a royal grant issued by Ayyan Adikal, the chieftain of Kollam, to a Syrian Christian merchant named Mar Sapir Iso in Kerala, India. The inscription is engraved on six copper plates in Old Malayalam or early Middle Tamil, using Vattezhuthu ...