Java 1805 stuiver
This specimen was lot 72595 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $90. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Batavian Republic. Java. Stuiver, 1805. NGC VF-30 Brown. A thick dump bonk coin with clearly detailed obverse and readable date on the reverse." This type was struck 1800-06 by the local administration to alleviate a shortage of coin. They also produced a double bonk and quintuple bonk. In 1808, the Batavian Republic collapsed and was replaced by a French puppet kingdom ruled by Napoleon's brother, who sent a new set of officials to the East Indies. The English retaliated by capturing Java in 1811 and occupying it until 1815.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, 19.3 g.
Catalog reference: KM-210, Scholten-549.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2014, 31e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2013.
- 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 June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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