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2 Stuivers Utrecht imitation
| Issuer | Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949) |
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| Year | 1785 |
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| Value | 2 Stuivers (0.1) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Latin name of the province of Utrecht inscribed across three lines in the field, reading 'TRA / IEC / TUM', with the mint master's mark flanked by a dot on each side positioned above the legend and the date '1785' placed below. The overall design is plain and typographic with minimal decorative elements. |
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This piece is not a product of the VOC's own mints but rather an officially sanctioned imitation of the Utrecht 2 stuivers coinage, produced to satisfy chronic small-denomination silver shortages in the archipelago. The VOC's monetary supply chain was perpetually inadequate for retail trade at the local level, and imitating established Dutch provincial types was a pragmatic workaround — familiar enough in appearance to circulate without friction among a population already accustomed to a chaotic mix of coin types.
Utrecht originals and their imitations circulated side by side, which is precisely why the distinction matters to collectors today.