Netherlands East Indies
VOC - Utrecht 1752-1770
Copper Half Duit
A copper VOC Half Duit (⅛ Stuiver) of the Province of
Utrecht
, Netherlands having on the reverse the VOC monogram.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Denomination | Duit |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Type | Struck |
| Weight Legal | 1.58 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Utrecht |
| Diameter | 17.8 mm |
| Thickness | 0.9 mm |
| Weight | 1.63 gms |
| Die-Axis | 0° |
| Year | 1752 |
| Mint Mark | Shield |
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| Diameter | 17.6 mm |
| Thickness | 0.7 mm |
| Weight | 1.12 gms |
| Die-Axis | 0° |
| Year | 1754 |
| Mint Mark | Shield |
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| Scholten 386-395: VOC-KM#112.1
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Obverse: Crowned shield of Utrecht: diagonal from top left to bottom right divides shield.
lower half shaded, upper half plain.
Reverse:Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie
(Dutch EastIndia Company 1602-1800) monogram VOC in center
mint mark above between two identicle symbols
and year of issue 1754 below.
Years of Issue from Scholten
| | 1752 | 1753 | 1754 | 1755 | 1756 | 1757 | 1758 |
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| | 1769
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| 1770 |
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Moquette never saw a genuine Utrecht Half Doit of the years 1759, 1781 and 1791 though N & v.d. Ch included them in their lists.
The VF condition coin was scanned at 600 dpi and
displayed at 400 dpi.
Copper VOC half duits of Utrecht are too comman to remember provonance.