Netherlands East Indies: VOC
Silver X Stuiver
Liberty 1786-1791

A silver VOC Ten Stuiver (Half Guilder) of the Province of West Friesland , Netherlands having on the reverse a standing Lady holding spear with liberty hat, leaning on a closed Bible on a column.

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationXst
AlloySilver.92
TypeStruck
Diameter28.4 mm
Thickness1.0 mm
Weight Legal5.31 gms
Weight5.34 gms
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
Die-Axis
Mint
1786_wes_voc_xst_ag_obverse 1786_wes_voc_xst_ag_reverse
Scholten 65b: DEL# VOC-KM#116
Obverse: Crowned shield with general Coat of Arms: Rampant lion left with 7 arrows (united provinces) in left paw and a sword (the deffender) in right. Shield divides X ST.. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch EastIndia Company 1602-1800) monogram VOC below in cartouche. Along periphery Latin legend: MO:ARG:ORD:FOED:BELG:WESTF: Transliteration: Moneta Argentea Ordinum Foederatio Belgica West Friesland. Translation: Silver coin of the United Federation of Belgium West Friesland. Year of issue 1786 follows. Mint mark small shield of West Friesland to right of VOC monogram.
Reverse: Standing Neerlandia holding a spear with Liberty hat on top, leaning on a closed Bible on a column. Along periphery Latin legend: HAC NITIMVR on right HANC TVEMVR on left. (translation: On her we sustain, we will protect her)

Codrington P140 List the following Xsts as having been found in Lanka.
Gelderland1786 1791
Utrecht 1786
Westfrisia17861787
Zeeland 17901791

The VF condition slightly bent coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 200 dpi. It was won in 2000 October on eBay from a dealer in USA.