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[[Image:Schulman 379-644o.jpg|300px|thumb|Schulman auction 379, lot 644]]
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This specimen was lot 644 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €70 (about US$90 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PROVINCIALE MUNTEN - 2 Stuiver-bonk 1797, Copper, Munten op Java geslagen In rechthoekige parelrand 2: S:. Kz. jaartal in rechthoekige parelrand. S Iets decentrisch geslagen. NGC XF45 BN. Zeer fraai +.'' ([[Netherlands East Indies]], copper bonk two stuiver of 1797, struck in Java. Obverse: value in pearled frame; reverse: date in pearled frame. Scarce, struck slightly off center, graded NGC XF45 BN, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> Java, the chief island of Indonesia, was occupied by the British 1811-16. After the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Indonesia was returned to the Dutch but the English kept their colonies in Malaya, especially Singapore. This type, a locally made product, was hammered 1796-98 and is not rare in low grade.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 46.32 g, copper. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 181, Scho. 475.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, ''Schulman sale 379'', Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Java 1796 duit]] struck in tin
* [[Java 1796 rupee]]
* [[Java 1797 duit]] struck in tin
* [[Java 1797 1/2 rupee]] gold
* [[Java 1798 1/2 rupee]] gold
* [[Coins and currency dated 1797]]

[[Category: Selections from Schulman sale 379]]