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 1811 to 1815, copper Duits of the years 1811 to 1813 and lead Duits of 1814.

The Dutch Government of Java has so far issued no gold coins. The first silver coins, Guilders, seem to have been struck in 1821, the first copper coins in 1817 or 1818. The Malacca collection contains four copper coins.

In addition to coins current in Java also some of the well-known tokens issued by British merchants and traders in Sumatra were found, further some coins struck by the British East India Company for Penang, and finally a coin from India and one from Holland.

Most of the coins issued by this Company bear the monogram, formed of the letters V. O. C., standing for 'Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie,' i. e. United East India Company.


 * 1. Copper. One Duit.
 * Obv. Coat-of-arms consisting of a crowned shield containing two lions passant.
 * Rev. VOC.svg 1729.
 * See Netscher and Chijs. p. 103. No. 21; pl. IV, No. 21c
 * 2. Copper. One Duit.
 * Obv. Coat-of-arms consisting of a crowned shield containing one lion rampant.
 * Rev. VOC.svg 1730.
 * Except for date similar to Netscher and Chijs, pl. III fig. 21a,
 * 3. Copper. One Duit.
 * Dated 1731. Otherwise similar to No. 1.
 * 4. Copper. One Duit.
 * Obv. Coat-of-arms with two lions rampant. Around it the legend 'SP NOS IN DEO' (i.e. Spes nostra in Deo).
 * Rev. VOC.svg 1732.
 * Except for date similar to Netscher and Chijs, pl. IV, No. 21d.