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1 Stuiver
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) |
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| Year | 1783-1793 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the date, as seen with '1786' or the relevant year of issue, flanked by two decorative scroll or rosette ornaments in the lower portion of the field. The denomination inscription in Sinhala script appears within a squared beaded border matching the obverse. The reverse legend translates to 'Quarter Fanam', reflecting the local monetary equivalent used in Ceylon. |
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The VOC was in terminal decline by the 1780s, hemorrhaging money through corruption, mismanagement, and the costs of defending its Asian territories against British encroachment. These copper stuivers were struck for circulation in Batavia and other VOC-controlled ports at precisely the moment the Company's charter was approaching its final renewal debates in the States-General. The VOC was formally dissolved on 31 December 1799, meaning coins from the later end of this date range were struck by an institution already widely understood to be insolvent.