| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | One Doit |
| Alloy | Lead |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 19.4 mm |
| Thickness | 3.3 mm |
| Weight Legal | 6.175 gms |
| Weight | 5.7 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Dump |
| DieAxis | O° |
| Mint | Colombo |
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| Codrington PL134; Schloten 1313b; Mitchiner #2192; Krause #33.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : VOC monogram of the Company surmounted by C in bead and line circle
Reverse : .:. I .:. above DT,
below the year 1789 in bead and line circles (not visible)
| KM33.1 | S1313a | I / DT / 1789 Dotted rim | R |
| KM33.1 | S1313b | with .:. I .:. 1789 | R |
| KM33.1 | S1313c | smaller monogram 1789 | R |
| KM33.1 | S1314 | with I .:. 1790 | RR |
| KM33.1 | S1315 | 1791 | RRR |
It was decided by Resolution of 1789 May 19th to strike 20,000 Troy pounds (494.0942 grams) of Doits of an alloy of 2/3 lead, 1/6 tin and 1/6 spelter (tutenag), each of weight 6.175 grams. Allowing for a melting loss of 14% it was expected that this would produce 1,376,000 pieces.
All coins of this year are listed as rare (R) in Scholten. In newer coins of 1792-1793 the value was written as DUIT rather than DT
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 134 Chapter X Dutch - Coins of the Eastern Mints. Plate 134.
* The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories- 1601-1948
C. Scholten, 1953, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman.
The VF coin was scanned at 300dpi and the images are displayed at 300dpi.
It was illustrated lot#956 in Baldwin's Auction #27 of
Ton Eijkelenkamp collection of Coins of the Dutch S.E.Asian Territories,
held in London on 2001 October 8th.
It was purchased in London in 2001 November from remaining unsold lots.