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1/2 Stuiver Batavia - Emergency Issue
| Issuer | Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) |
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| Year | 1644 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#31 |
| Obverse description | Within an inner circle, the arms of Batavia depicted as a vertical sword pointing upward. The date 1644 appears at the top of the outer ring, completing the circular legend that runs along the coin's periphery. The design is characteristic of the emergency coinage struck for local circulation in Batavia, with a somewhat crude, hammered appearance typical of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | · BATAVIA · ANNO · 1644 · |
| Reverse description | The interlaced VOC monogram of the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (United East India Company) is prominently displayed in the field, with the denomination indicated above. The entire device is enclosed within a single line circle. The lettering and monogram are boldly struck, though with the irregular flan edges characteristic of this emergency issue series. |
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