Dutch Ceylon. 2 Stuiver-Bonk VOC - 1783 – Galle Mint

Dutch Ceylon – VOC – 2 Stuivers 1783 – Galle Mint Two-stuiver coin dated 1783, struck at Galle for the Dutch East India Company’s coinage in Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka. The obverse bears the interlaced VOC monogram beneath the mint letter G, with the denomination 2 · S below and four-pellet ornaments at the sides. The reverse displays the date above a Sinhalese denomination, accompanied by further pellet ornaments. This thick, irregular coin belongs to the series commonly known as VOC copper dumps. Its combination of the company monogram, a Latin-letter denomination and Sinhalese lettering reflects the local character of Dutch colonial coinage in Ceylon. Production at Galle was authorised by a resolution of 13 March 1783. Diameter: 26 mm Catalog reference: KM 30, main type.

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