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1 Duit West Friesland
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) |
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| Year | 1756 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the crowned arms of West Friesland at center, mirroring the heraldic composition of the obverse with a quartered shield of passant lions beneath a royal crown with trefoil finials. The VOC monogram — the conjoined initials of the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie — and the mint date 1756 are inscribed in the field below the shield. A milled or rope-pattern border frames the design at the periphery. The composition is bold and well-centered, consistent with VOC copper coinage struck at Enkhuizen for colonial circulation. |
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| Mint | Enkhuizen Mint |
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The VOC duit was the workhorse of small transactions across the Dutch colonial archipelago, struck in such enormous quantities that individual provincial mints competed fiercely for the contracts. West Friesland's issues are distinguished by their mint mark and carry a reputation among specialists for inconsistent flan preparation — not a strike problem, but a documented issue with the copper quality sourced during the 1750s, producing coins with a characteristically porous surface that is not damage but metallurgy.