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Issuing authority

Netherlands East Indies

Dutch colonial administration issuing gulden coinage, notes and stamps.

Kind
colony
Region
Southeast Asia, Asia
Recorded period
1800 – 1949

Succeeded by the Republic of Indonesia.

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

Published entries

64

Individual types and documented families

With photographs

100%

64 with a credited real-object photo

Dated span

1800 – 1945

63 entries with their own date

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Small copper 1 cent coin from the Dutch East Indies

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Small copper 1 cent coin from the Dutch East Indies

1700 - 1900

Small copper 1 cent coin from the Dutch East Indies. Obverse: inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms containing a lion. To the left of the coat of arms a 1 and to the right of the coat of arms a Ct. The small coin is contained in an envelope with an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as N…

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Netherlands East Indies 1 Gulden

Auction house “Big Dog Auctions”, via Invaluable

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Netherlands East Indies 1 Gulden

19th-20th century

The Netherlands East Indies 1 Gulden is a silver circulation coin struck for the Dutch East Indies under the Netherlands Indies guilder monetary system, known in Malay as the Roepiah Hindia-Belanda. Following the collapse and eventual dissolution of the United East India Company around 1800, authority over the archi…

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Small 10 cents coin, dubbeltje, from 18..9, East Indies

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Small 10 cents coin, dubbeltje, from 18..9, East Indies

c. 1800 - c. 1899

Dubbeltje, small 10 cent coin from the East Indies. Obverse: laurel wreath with '10 cents 18.9' in the centre. Reverse: head facing right surrounded by 'Willem II koning der Ned.....'. The small coin is contained in a square envelope with an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-460-40; it…

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1/16 scheepjesgulden, 1802

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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1/16 scheepjesgulden, 1802

1802

Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle, three-masted ship under full sail on the open sea. Decorated date below in legend. Reverse: between value indication 1/16 G, crowned coat of arms of the Generality. Mint mark above crown in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4722; its…

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1/4 gulden for the Dutch East Indies, 1802

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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1/4 gulden for the Dutch East Indies, 1802

1802

Silver coin. Obverse: three-masted ship under full sail on the open sea. Decorated date below in legend. Reverse: between value indication 1/4 G, crowned coat of arms of the Generality. Mint mark above crown in legend. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4716; its record gives mater…

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1/4 scheepjesgulden, 1802

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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1/4 scheepjesgulden, 1802

1802

Silver coin. Obverse: three-masted ship under full sail on the open sea. Decorated date below in legend. Reverse: between value indication 1/4 G, crowned coat of arms of the Generality. Mint mark above crown in legend. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4715; its record gives mater…

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1/8 scheepjesgulden, 1802

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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1/8 scheepjesgulden, 1802

1802

Silver coin. Obverse: three-masted ship under full sail on the open sea. Decorated date below in legend. Reverse: within a circle, between value indication 1/8 G, crowned coat of arms of the Generality. Mint mark above crown in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4717; its r…

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½ gulden for the Dutch East Indies, 1802

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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½ gulden for the Dutch East Indies, 1802

1802

Silver coin. Obverse: three-masted ship under full sail on the open sea. Decorated date below in legend. Reverse: between value indication ½ G, crowned coat of arms of the Generality. Mint mark above crown in legend. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4714; its record gives materia…

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½ scheepjesgulden, 1802

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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½ scheepjesgulden, 1802

1802

Silver coin. Obverse: three-masted ship under full sail on the open sea. Decorated date below in legend. Reverse: between value indication ½ G, crowned coat of arms of the Generality. Mint mark above crown in legend. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4713; its record gives materia…

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1-stuiver bonk of the Dutch East Indies, 1804

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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1-stuiver bonk of the Dutch East Indies, 1804

1804

Copper rectangular coin. Obverse: within a rectangular border of beads the denomination 1 S. Reverse: within a rectangular border of beads the date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4758; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements le…

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Duit for the Dutch East Indies from Overijssel, 1804

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Duit for the Dutch East Indies from Overijssel, 1804

1804

Copper coin. Obverse: two-line inscription, above which mintmaster mark and below which date. Reverse: within coat of arms motto between denomination 5 1/16 G crowned coat of arms of Overijssel. Plain edge. Flaked/pierced flan. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4740; its record gives material…

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Bonk of 2 stuivers of the Dutch East Indies, 1805

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Bonk of 2 stuivers of the Dutch East Indies, 1805

1805

Copper rectangular coin. Obverse: within a rectangular beaded frame the denomination 2 S. Reverse: within a rectangular beaded frame the date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4762; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 2…

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Strike on a silver Brabant patagon from 1622 of a duit for the Dutch East Indies from Gelderland, 1805

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Strike on a silver Brabant patagon from 1622 of a duit for the Dutch East Indies from Gelderland, 1805

1805

Silver coin. Obverse: crowned composite Spanish coat of arms, bearing a strike of a Gelderland duit for the Dutch East Indies: crowned coat of arms of Gelderland between motto. Reverse: between date: 1622 two crossed ragged staves, above which a crown and below which a fleece, Golden Fleece. Bearing a strike of a Ge…

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½ stuiver for the Dutch East Indies from Java, 1810

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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½ stuiver for the Dutch East Indies from Java, 1810

1810

Copper coin. Obverse: intertwined initials L and N of Louis Napoleon between value indication ½ St. Mintmark above. Reverse: one-line inscription, below which is the year. Mintmark above inscription and mintmaster's mark Z [=mintmaster Zwekkert] below year. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4…

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Dutch East Indies, ½ stuiver Java, 1810

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Dutch East Indies, ½ stuiver Java, 1810

1810

Copper coin. Obverse: between denomination designation ½ St, intertwined initials L and N of Louis Napoleon. Above this, mint mark. Reverse: single-line inscription, below which the year. Above the inscription, mint mark, and below the year, mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, hol…

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Stuiver for the Dutch East Indies from Java, 1810

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Stuiver for the Dutch East Indies from Java, 1810

1810

Copper coin. Obverse: between value indication I St, intertwined initials L and N of Louis Napoleon. Mint mark above. Reverse: one-line inscription, with date below. Mint mark above the inscription and mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert] below the date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-…

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½ duit of the Dutch East Indies, 1818

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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½ duit of the Dutch East Indies, 1818

1818

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the Generality between denomination 5 1/32 G. Reverse: two-line inscription, with mint mark above and year below. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4853; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalwo…

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Duit of the Dutch East Indies, 1818

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Duit of the Dutch East Indies, 1818

1818

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the Generality between denomination 5 1/16 G. Reverse: two-line inscription, with mint mark above and year below. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4852; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalwo…

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Copper cent VOC coin from the Dutch East Indies

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Copper cent VOC coin from the Dutch East Indies

c. 1819

Small copper cent VOC coin from the Dutch East Indies, probably from 1819. Obverse: inscription. Reverse: a crowned coat of arms containing a lion and to the right of it are the letters. The small coin is contained in a square envelope with an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-460-18;…

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½ duit of the Dutch East Indies from Utrecht with the date 1816

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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½ duit of the Dutch East Indies from Utrecht with the date 1816

1820 - 1822

Copper coin. Obverse: two-line inscription, above which mint mark and beneath which date. Below that, mint master mark S [=Suermondt]. Reverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication 5 1/32 G. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4928; its record gives material rec…

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Duit of the Dutch East Indies from Utrecht with the Date 1816

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Duit of the Dutch East Indies from Utrecht with the Date 1816

1820 - 1822

Copper coin. Obverse: two-line inscription, above which is a mint mark and below which is the date. Beneath that, mint master mark S [=Suermondt]. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of the Generality between value indication 5 1/16 G. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4926; its record…

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Copper 2 cent VOC coin from the Dutch East Indies

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Copper 2 cent VOC coin from the Dutch East Indies

c. 1821

Small copper 2 cent VOC coin from the Dutch East Indies, probably from 1821. Obverse: inscription. Reverse: a crowned coat of arms containing a lion and to the right of it are the letters ' St'. The small coin is contained in a square envelope with an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-…

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Copper VOC coin from 1821

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Copper VOC coin from 1821

c. 1821

Small copper VOC coin from 1821 from the Dutch East Indies. Obverse: inscription. Reverse: coat of arms containing a lion, to the left of it a 5 and to the right of it an I, 16, beneath it a C or G. The small coin is contained in a square envelope with an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…

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1/2 VOC stuiver in copper from 1822

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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1/2 VOC stuiver in copper from 1822

1822

Copper 1/2 stuiver of the VOC from the Dutch East Indies from 1822. On the obverse text and on the reverse a crowned coat of arms containing a lion; to the left of it is 1/2, to the right of it are the letters St. The small coin is contained in a square envelope with an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds…

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Entries by catalogue category

  • Modern World Coins61
  • Banknotes3

Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.

Dated entries by century

  • 18th century2
  • 19th century53
  • 20th century8

Only the 63 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.

Materials recorded in the physical descriptions

  • Copper43
  • Silver15
  • Paper2
  • Bronze1

An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.

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