Java 1750 rupee

Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 75217

This specimen was lot 75217 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $732. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Java. Rupee, 1750. Batavia Mint. NGC AU-55. A well-struck and well-preserved example of the type. Deep grey and charcoal fields serve to highlight the Arabic script design features. A RARE variety sure to spark interest. Attractive and desirable." The SCWC lists this scarce type for 1747-50. We assume it was locally made.

Recorded mintage: 59,000.

Specification: 11.72 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-170.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

Link to:

• Java (1753-61) ducat Fr-7 c/m on a Holland ducat
• Java 1765 duit
• Java 1765 rupee
• Coins and currency dated 1750