Java 1810 duit

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45499

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45499 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Java. Duit, 1810. Louis Napoleon. PCGS VF-35 Gold Shield. A crudely struck but fully detailed Duit with medium to dark brown patina." 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 East Indies acknowledged this by removing the "VOC" from the coinage (see KM 220) and replaced it with the royal monogram "L·N", seen here. Fearful of a trade embargo, the British seized Java in 1811 and occupied it until 1816. This type was struck 1808-10.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.51 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-223.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• Netherlands East Indies 1808 duit
• Java 1809 duit, struck for Louis Napoleon
• Java 1810-Z duit, struck for Louis Napoleon
• Java 1810-Z 1/2 stuiver
• 1810 2 stuivers "bonk"
• Java 1814 duit, struck in tin by the English
• Coins and currency dated 1810