Netherlands East Indies: VOC
Silver X Stuiver
Liberty 1786-1791
A silver VOC Ten Stuiver (Half Guilder) of the Province of
West Friesland
, Netherlands having on the reverse a standing Lady holding
spear with liberty hat, leaning on a closed Bible on a column.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Denomination | Xst |
| Alloy | Silver.92 |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 28.4 mm |
| Thickness | 1.0 mm |
| Weight Legal | 5.31 gms |
| Weight | 5.34 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| Die-Axis | 0° |
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| Scholten 65b: DEL# VOC-KM#116
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Obverse: Crowned shield with general Coat of Arms: Rampant lion left
with 7 arrows (united provinces) in left paw and a sword (the deffender)
in right. Shield divides X ST..
Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie
(Dutch EastIndia Company 1602-1800) monogram VOC below in cartouche.
Along periphery Latin legend: MO:ARG:ORD:FOED:BELG:WESTF:
Transliteration: Moneta Argentea Ordinum Foederatio Belgica West Friesland.
Translation: Silver coin of the United Federation of Belgium West Friesland.
Year of issue 1786 follows.
Mint mark small shield of West Friesland to right of VOC monogram.
Reverse: Standing Neerlandia holding a spear with Liberty hat on top,
leaning on a closed Bible on a column.
Along periphery Latin legend: HAC NITIMVR on right HANC TVEMVR on left.
(translation: On her we sustain, we will protect her)
Codrington P140 List the following Xsts as having been found in Lanka.
| Gelderland | 1786 | | | 1791
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| Utrecht | 1786 | | |
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| Westfrisia | 1786 | 1787 | |
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| Zeeland | | | 1790 | 1791
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The VF condition slightly bent coin was scanned at 600 dpi and
displayed at 200 dpi.
It was won in 2000 October on eBay from a dealer in USA.