Netherlands East Indies
VOC - Holland 1749-1770
Copper Half Duit

A copper VOC Half Duit (⅛ Stuiver) of the Province of Holland , Netherlands having on the reverse the VOC monogram.

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationHalf Duit
AlloyCopper
TypeStruck
Weight Legal1.58 gms
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
MintHolland
Diameter17.5 mm
Thickness0.6 mm
Weight1.25 gms
Die-Axis0°
Year 1753
Mint MarkRosette
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Scholten 351-358: VOC-KM#72
Obverse: Crowned shield of Holland: Lion Rampant to left.
Reverse:Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch EastIndia Company 1602-1800) monogram VOC in center mint mark above between two identicle symbols and year of issue 17xx below.

Years of Issue from Scholten
1749
17501751175217531754
1769
1770

Of 1757, 1767, 1768, 1780, and 1781 only fogeries are known.

The VF condition coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 400 dpi. Copper VOC duits are too comman to remember provonance.