Netherlands East Indies
VOC - Gelderland 1788-1790
Copper Half Duit

A copper VOC Half Duit (⅛ Stuiver) of the Province of Gelderland , Netherlands having on the reverse the VOC monogram.

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationHalf Duit
AlloyCopper
TypeStruck
Weight Legal1.58 gms
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
MintGelderland
Diameter17.5 mm
Thickness0.7 mm
Weight1. gms
Die-AxisO°
Year 1786
Mint MarkRosette
images/1790_gelder_voc_hd_cu_o.jpg images/1790_gel_voc_corn_hd_cu_r.jpg
Scholerten 381-383: VOC-KM#55
Obverse: Crowned shield of Gelderland: Two crowned Lions Rampant facing each other, divided by vertical sword. INDEO·ESTSPES·NOSTRA clockwise along the periphery.
Reverse:Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch EastIndia Company 1602-1800) monogram VOC in center mint mark Ear of corn above between two identicle symbols and year of issue 17xx below.

1785-1794Ear of corn M. H. Lohse

Years of Issue from Scholten
17881789
1790

No Gelderland half Duit has been Listed in Lowsley(1895) or Codrington(1914) as having been found in Ceylon, and therefore was probably not imported to Lanka.

Half Doits of 1792 are considered by Moquette to be counterfeits.

Images from coin won on eBay in 2024 May scaned at 600 dpi and displayed at 400 dpi.