Sumatra 1820 duit
This specimen was lot 71809 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Kingdom of the Netherlands. Sumatra. Duit, 1820. NGC AU Details--Environmental Damage. Quite attractive for the assigned grade with no major signs of environmental damage to speak of." In 1815, the British returned Sumatra and Java to the Dutch at the Congress of Vienna. In exchange, the British retained Singapore and made it their main base in the East Indies. This type was struck 1818-22 and is common. A closely related variety, with slightly modified arms (KM 282.2), was struck 1821-26. Decimal coinage was introduced in 1833 and made general for the entire colony in 1854.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.01 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM-282.1.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- Passon, Tom, Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
- Scholten, C., The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories, 1601-1948, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1953.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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