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1 Duit

Issuer British East India Company
Year 1811-1812
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Currency Rupee (1811-1817)
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Obverse description Central device features the heraldic shield of the British East India Company, displaying the characteristic cross with alternating compartments, set within a plain field. The initial letter 'B' appears prominently above the shield, likely denoting the Batavia mint. The legend 'B I EVC' (British India East India Company) is distributed across the field in abbreviated form. The design is rendered in a simple, functional style typical of colonial copper coinage intended for circulation in the Dutch East Indies.
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Obverse lettering B I EVC
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Reverse lettering * JAVA 1811 Z
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