Java 1796 duit
This specimen was lot 645 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €70 (about US$90 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PROVINCIALE MUNTEN - Tinnen duit 1796, Tin munten, Munten op Java geslagen Monogram VOC daarboven N(ederlandse). Kz. 1 / DUIT / 1796. RRR Iets corrosie. NGC AU Details Enviromental Damage. Zeer fraai +. (Netherlands East Indies, tin duit of 1796, struck in Java. Obverse: VOC monogram, N above; reverse: value and date. Very rare, some corrosion, graded NGC AU Details Enviromental Damage, very fine or better.)"
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 1796-97 and is scarce. Tin is not a good choice for coinage as it corrodes quickly. It was likely selected for its low cost and ready availability.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 46.32 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM 179, Scho. 486.
- 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.
- [1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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