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6 Stuiver / 1½ Fanam
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) |
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| Year | 1658-1796 |
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| Value | 6 Stuiver |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crescent moon open to the right flanked by a second crescent open to the left, with a cluster of six pellets arranged in a triangular pattern below, all rendered in the local South Asian hammered style. The design is devoid of a peripheral legend, with the motifs occupying the entire flan within a plain border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The VOC issued this denomination specifically for trade on the Malabar Coast, where the local fanam was the dominant unit of account. Pegging it at 1½ fanams was a deliberate commercial calculation, not a monetary convenience — the Company needed a coin its Indian trading partners would accept at known exchange rates without dispute. Production spanned well over a century across multiple VOC mints, and the long date range reflects periodic reissue rather than continuous striking.