Issuing authority
Dutch East India Company
- Kind
- company
- Region
- South Asia, Asia
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Catalogue entries (59)
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Silver rider of the VOC from West Friesland, 1741
1741
Silver coin. Obverse: armoured knight with sword on horseback to the left, below which is the crowned coat of arms of West Friesland. Reverse: crowned Generality coat of arms, below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Year in legend, above crown. Plain edge. Note: authenticity is questioned. The…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
VOC, silver rider, Zeeland, 1741
1741
Silver coin. Obverse: armoured knight with sword on horseback to the right, below which is the crowned coat of arms of Zeeland. Reverse: crowned Generality coat of arms, below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Year in legend, above crown. Plain edge. Note: authenticity of this coin is doubted.…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Duit of the VOC from the city of Utrecht, 1746
1746
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the city of Utrecht supported by two lions, placed on a bar with a festoon beneath it. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which is a mint mark and beneath which is the date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4601; its record gives mat…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Negapatnam, India, Porto Novo pagoda
1747 - 1781
Gold coin. Obverse: the deity Vishnu standing with conical triple crown. To the side of the head are flaps, flanked by a cluster of dots, ending on the left side in four sprigs. Reverse: convex surface, dotted with granules. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3871; its record give…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Porto Novo pagoda of Negapatnam, India
1747 - 1781
Gold coin. Obverse: the deity Vishnu standing with conical triple crown. Beside the head flaps, next to which a cluster of dots. Reverse: convex surface, covered with dots. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3872; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique strik…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Tin bazarucco of the VOC for Ceylon, 1747
1747
Tin coin. Obverse: in two lines the year, in the centre a round hollow. Reverse: in two lines four Sinhalese characters. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4003; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 1.4 cm x weight 1.36 g.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Negapatnam, India, silver large fanam
1750 - 1780
Silver coin. Obverse: the deity Vishnu standing with a conical triple crown. To the sides of the head are flaps, flanked by a cluster of dots. Reverse: convex surface, dotted with points. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3837; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal)…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Silver strike of a VOC duit from the city of Utrecht, 1753
1753
Silver coin. Obverse: standing on a bar beneath which is a garland, the crowned coat of arms of the city of Utrecht supported by two lions. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which is a mint mark and beneath which is the year. Cable border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4605; its record…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
½ duit of the VOC from the city of Utrecht, 1757
1757
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned curved coat of arms of the city of Utrecht. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which mint mark and below which date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4612; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); meas…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Utrecht, ducat, 1758, with countermark Djawa
1758 - 1761
Gold ducat. Obverse: between date standing knight to the right. Sword in right hand, bundle of arrows in left hand. Reverse: five-line inscription in decorated square. Cable edge. On obverse to the left of knight round countermark with the word Djawa in Arabic letters. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object a…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Duit of the VOC from Java, 1783
1765
Copper coin. Obverse: within a laurel wreath, two-line inscription in Latin characters. Below that, date in adapted Arabic numerals. Reverse: corresponding two-line inscription in Arabic characters. Below that, date in original Arabic numerals. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-47…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
1/4 stuiver of Ceylon, 1783 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, KOG-MP-1-4036)
1783
Copper coin. Obverse: monogram of the VOC, above which is the letter C. Reverse: denomination indication ST, above which is I/4. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4036; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Copper stuiver or dudu from Colombo, stuiver
1785
Clipped, nearly square coin. Obverse: within circle, which is only partially present on coin: VOC monogram with C above it. Reverse: I flanked by 4 dots on each side, below this SIUIVER, bottom center date (partially present). Entirely within circle, which is only partially present on coin. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterda…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
VOC, duit Gelderland, 1785
1785
This object is a coin catalogued under the title "VOC, duit Gelderland, 1785" and associated with the Dutch East India Company. The museum record classifies the piece as a coin and a duit related to Gelderland, though it includes no specific details regarding its visual design, motifs, or transcribed legends and ins…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
½ guilder of the VOC from Gelderland, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication X St., below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Year above crown. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
½ guilder of the VOC from West Friesland, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication X St., below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Year at the end of the legend. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds t…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guilder of the VOC from Gelderland, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: between denomination indication I Gl., crowned Generality coat of arms, below which is a cartouche containing the VOC monogram. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped by a cap of liberty, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guilder of the VOC from Utrecht, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication 1 G, below which is the monogram of the VOC. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4635; its record…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Silver guilder of Utrecht
1786
Obverse: Dutch maiden with spear in right hand bearing cap of liberty, leaning on a Bible that rests on a column. Below: date. Circumscription: HAC NITIMVR HANC TVEMVR, city coat of arms. Reverse: coat of arms of the Generality between 1 G. Bottom center: VOC monogram. Circumscription: MO: ARG: ORD: FOED: BELG, TRAI…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three guilders of the VOC from Gelderland, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: between value designation 3 Gl. crowned Generality coat of arms, beneath which a cartouche containing the VOC monogram. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped by liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three guilders of the VOC from Utrecht, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication 3 Gl., below which is the monogram of the VOC. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4634; its reco…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three guilders of the VOC from West Friesland, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication 3 Gl., below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
VOC, guilder, West Friesland, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: between mark of value I Gl. crowned coat of arms of the Generality, below which a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear bearing cap of liberty, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Date in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guilder of the VOC from West Friesland, 1787
1787
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication I Gl., below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
Partial type record
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