Netherlands East Indies
VOC West Friesland 1769-1770
Copper Half Duit

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

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationHalf Duit
AlloyCopper
TypeStruck
Weight Legal1.58 gms
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
MintWest Friesland
Diameter17.3 mm
Thickness1.0 mm
Weight1.46 gms
Die-AxisO°
Year 1770
Mint MarkHerring Boat
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Scholten 379-380: VOC-KM#131
Obverse: Crowned shield of West Friesland: Two identicle lions passant (walking left, head turned to fullface with front right paw raised).
Reverse:Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch EastIndia Company 1602-1800) monogram VOC in center mint mark hering Boat above between two  symbols seen close to the edge of coin, year of mintage 1770 below.

1764-1773Herring BoatPieter Buysken

Years of Issue from Scholten
1769
1770

Scholten says dates 1778, 1786 and 1787 are recorded by J. S. van Coevorden but Moquette did not believe in the Authenticity of these Doits.

The F condition coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 400 dpi with some photshop to enhanse detail. It is from part of Lalith Raddella's collection I purchased in 2016 December.