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1 Duit West Friesland
| Issuer | Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) |
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| Year | 1736 |
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| Value | 1 Duit (1⁄96) |
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| Reverse description | The bold interlaced VOC cypher monogram — standing for Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie — dominates the central field, formed by two overlapping 'O' letters flanking a large 'V', with the 'C' entwined to the right. At the top of the field, above the monogram, appears the West Friesland mintmark comprising a crowned fleur-de-lis flanked by two rosettes. The date 1736 is inscribed in the lower field, flanked by raised dots. The design is framed by an embossed reeded rim consistent with the obverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | VOC 1736 (Translation: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie - United East India Company) |
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The KM#PnD1 designation places this squarely in pattern territory — a silver striking of a denomination that circulated overwhelmingly in copper. West Friesland's VOC duits were among the most prolific of all chamber issues flooding the Indonesian archipelago in the eighteenth century, but a silver specimen at this weight suggests either a presentation piece or a die trial, almost certainly never intended for the Batavia trade.