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2 Tangas Counterstamped
| Uitgever | Dutch East India Company (VOC) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1655-1656 |
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| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Techniek | Hammered |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central field displays a large stylized armillary sphere or floral rosette motif with radiating petals and a central boss, surrounded by decorative foliate elements, all set above a beaded arc border resembling a crown. A small incuse circular VOC countermark punch is applied at the upper left of the field, bearing the intertwined VOC monogram of the Dutch East India Company. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the rim, consistent with hammered Portuguese colonial coinage of the mid-seventeenth century. The overall design retains characteristics of Portuguese India hammered silver coinage, with the countermark applied by VOC authorities in Ceylon to validate the coin for local circulation. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | SI 1655 C VOC |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The VOC acquired large quantities of Indian tangas — Portuguese-issued silver fractions circulating on the Malabar Coast — and counterstamped them for use in their own trading settlements rather than striking entirely new coinage. It was cheaper and faster than minting from scratch, and the Company was nothing if not commercially ruthless about overhead. The specific counterstamp applied in 1655–56 served to guarantee weight and authorize the coin within VOC-controlled ports, essentially converting Portuguese colonial currency into Dutch corporate scrip.
KM#42 and KM#43 differ by the host coin type accepted for the stamp.