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1 Duit Utrecht City, Silver strike
| Issuer | Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) |
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| Year | 1742-1794 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The crowned municipal arms of Utrecht occupy the central field, displaying a quartered shield with a diagonal band, surmounted by a civic crown. The shield is supported on either side by a rampant lion, each facing inward and grasping the escutcheon with its forepaws. A decorative foliate scroll ornament appears beneath the shield in the lower field. The coin has a beaded border running along the entire circumference, and the design is rendered in high relief consistent with a presentation or pattern strike. |
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| Reverse lettering | VOC 1790 (Translation: United East India Company) |
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The duit was the workhorse of VOC trade in the Indonesian archipelago, struck in copper for everyday commerce — but silver strikes of this type were produced as presentation pieces or for official distribution, not circulation. Utrecht was one of six VOC chambers, each with its own mint privilege, and coins struck under Utrecht's authority carry distinct heraldic identifiers separating them from Amsterdam, Zeeland, and the other chambers. The arrangement created persistent inconsistency in fineness and weight across the system, a source of ongoing friction within the Company's own accounting.