Java 1810-Z duit
This specimen was lot 45464 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Java. Duit, 1810-Z. Louis Napoleon. PCGS VF-20 Gold Shield. A well struck and nicely centered Duit, with hints of mint red remaining in the protected areas and a die crack on the reverse." In 1794, the old United Provinces were overthrown and the Batavian Republic established under the "protection" of the revolutionary French republic. This had little effect in the East Indies and normal trade, carried on by British merchants, continued. In an attempt to force Britain to a trade deal, Napoleon imposed the Continental System (effectively a trade embargo) on all his puppet states. This was widely flouted in the Batavian Republic. Tiring of this, Napoleon abolished the republic in 1806 and installed his brother Louis as king of Holland. Locals in the Netherlands East Indies acknowledged this by removing the "VOC" from the coinage (see KM 220) and replaced it with the royal monogram "LN", seen here. Fearful of a trade embargo, the British seized Java in 1811 and occupied it until 1816. This type was struck 1810-11.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.51 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM-226.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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