1700 - 1784 - Dutch India
Negapatnam - VOC One Kas
VOC one Kas copper coin issued by the Dutch Mint in
Negapatnam. and are found in Lanka.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Denomination | One Kas |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Type | Cast ? |
| Diameter | 12. mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Weight Legal | 1.37 gms |
| Weight | 1.05 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| Die Axis | 0° |
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| Scholten 1241b ; Dutch India KM # 15.1 ; Mitchiner # 1614
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| Denomination | One Kas |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Type | Cast ? |
| Diameter | 12.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Weight Legal | 1.37 gms |
| Weight | 1.27 gms |
| Shape | ellipse |
| Edge | Plain |
| Die Axis | -60° |
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| Scholten 1241a ; Dutch India KM # 15.1 ; Mitchiner # 1614
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| Denomination | One Kas |
| Alloy | Copper ? |
| Type | Cast ? |
| Diameter | 12. mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Weight Legal | 1.37 gms |
| Weight | 1.27 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| Die Axis | -90° |
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| Scholten 1242b ; Dutch India KM # 14.1
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Obverse : N (Negapatnam) above the VOC
monogram with the base merged to top of the OC,
in beaded circle.
Reverse : Thamil legend NAKa /PaDDa / NaM in three lines
enclosed in a dotted circle or ellipse.
The two upper copper coins show major differences in the format of the
coins. The obverse text on the top coin is in a oblate ellipse and
the middle coin in a prolate ellipse..
The color of the bottom coin seems to indicate it maybe have some
lead content although it does also show copper-like toning.
Text edited from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
NEGAPATNAM Chapter X Dutch Page 138
* The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories-1601-1948 by C. Scholten, 1953, Amsterdam:
Jacques Schulman. Chapter X NEGAPATNAM page 141.
The coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 450 dpi.
It was obtained in 2002 March from a dealer in US who kindly allowed me to
select varieties from part of a hoard of coins from South India.