Duit for the Dutch East Indies in the name of the VOC and the city of Utrecht with date 1790
Also known as: Duit voor Nederlands Indië op naam van de VOC en de stad Utrecht met jaartal 1790
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1834 - 1835
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the city of Utrecht, supported by two lions, standing on a bar beneath which is a garland. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which is the mint mark star between two dots and below which is the fictitious year 1790.
Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4930A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x weight 3.14 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.1 cm x weight 3.14 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms of the city of Utrecht, supported by two lions, standing on a bar beneath which is a garland.
- Reverse
- monogram of the VOC, above which is the mint mark star between two dots and below which is the fictitious year 1790. Smooth edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Duit voor Nederlands Indië op naam van de VOC en de stad Utrecht met jaartal 1790
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4930A
- Museum classification
- coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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