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10 Gulden - Willem I Countermark
| Issuer | Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949) |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of King Willem I facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and strong neoclassical portraiture engraved by Auguste-François Michaut. A circular countermark, applied for use in the Netherlands East Indies (Java), is visible to the right of the king's neck, bearing the numeral '5' or a similar device within an oval or circular punch. The peripheral legend reads WILLEM KONING DER NED G H V L, separated by the mint master's privy mark at the base of the truncation. The coin's border is composed of a raised dentilated rim encircling the entire obverse field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1840 |
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