Netherlands East Indies
VOC - Zeeland 1770-1789
Copper Half Doit

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

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationHalf Duit
AlloyCopper
TypeStruck
Weight Legal1.58 gms
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
MintZeeland
Diameter18. mm
Thickness0.7 mm
Weight1.17 gms
Die-AxisO°
Year 1770
Mint MarkRosette
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Scholten 375-378: 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
177017711772
1789

No Zeeland 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.

N & v.d. Ch p 129 mentions a half doit of Zeeland 1782 but if genuine this piece is lost.

Image: Reverse from online image displayed at 400 dpi. Obverse from Doit When obtained coin will scanned at 600 dpi.