6 Stuiver / 1½ Fanam

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.