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1/2 Stuiver - Willem I
| Issuer | Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949) |
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| Year | 1820-1826 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a three-line Latin inscription filling the entire field, reading 'INDIÆ BATAV:' on the upper two lines and the date below, all separated by decorative floral or star ornaments. The legend, referencing the Batavian Indies, is rendered in large, bold capital letters without a surrounding border legend, giving the reverse a stark and functional appearance characteristic of colonial utility coinage. A decorative floral stop appears above the first line of text. |
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| Reverse lettering | *. INDIÆ BATAV: 1822 |
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Willem I authorized this fractional copper issue for the East Indies after the colony was restored to Dutch control in 1816 following the brief British interregnum under Raffles. The Batavian administration needed small-denomination coinage urgently — the British had made a mess of the local monetary supply, and Spanish and VOC-era pieces were still circulating freely alongside whatever came to hand.
The Scholt reference spanning entries 672–694 reflects the number of documented die varieties across the production run, an unusually wide spread for such a modest denomination.