Netherlands East Indies
VOC - Zeeland 1726-1794
Copper One Duit

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

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationDuit
AlloyCopper
TypeStruck
Weight Legal3.15 gms
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
MintZeeland
Diameter22. mm
Thickness1. mm
Weight3. gms
Die-Axis
Year 1734
Mint MarkRosette
17xx_zeeland_voc_1d_cu_obverse 17_zee_voc_1d_cu_reverse
Scholten 153-206: VOC-KM#152
Obverse: Crowned shield of Zeeland: Lion Rampant (facing left) half inside the sea represented by 3 waved lines.
Reverse:Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch EastIndia Company 1602-1800) monogram VOC in center mint mark above between two identicle symbols and year of issue 17xx below, broken by bottom of monogram.

Years of Issue from Scholten
1729
1730173117321733173417351736173717381739
174417451746174717481749
1750175117521753175417551756
17641765176617671768
1770177117721773 177717781779
1780 178417851786178717881789
17901791179217931794

The VF condition coin was scanned at 300 dpi and displayed at 300 dpi. Copper VOC duits are too comman to remember provonance.