Английская Википедия:Dutch East India Company coinage
The Dutch East India Company (Шаблон:Lang-nl, often known as VOC) was a chartered company which issued a considerable series of coinage in bronze, silver and gold for its territories in the Far East between 1602 and 1799.
Background
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was established as a chartered company in 1602 and was designed to replace a number of earlier Dutch trading companies.Шаблон:Sfn To prevent the constant infighting between rival companies, the Dutch States-General gave the company officially recognised status and allowed it fulfill some functions usually reserved for a state. The company's charter allowed it to have its own military forces, make treaties, and coin its own money.Шаблон:Sfn It was given full powers to act between the Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan.Шаблон:Sfn The company grew rapidly, founding towns and colonies at Cape Town, Batavia (modern Jakarta), and elsewhere.Шаблон:Sfn
Coins
During the 200 years of its existence, VOC issued large quantities and many different patterns of coins.Шаблон:Sfn Writers on the subject distinguish between the types produced in the Netherlands for the company and those issued by it locally in Asia.Шаблон:Sfn Both types often circulated together, but European coins were more common in some areas than others.Шаблон:Sfn Most coins issued for the company carried its distinctive monogram of the interlocked letters "VOC".Шаблон:Sfn The most common denominations were the Guilder, Ducatoon, Stiver (or Stuiver) and Doit (Duit). Some fractions, like the Half-Doit, were also produced.
Coins were issued in the Netherlands during the mid-17th century and again from 1744 until its dissolution.Шаблон:Sfn Coins were struck in gold, silver, bronze and, unusually, pewter.Шаблон:Sfn They were issued by the local mints of the Netherlands, including Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland, Gelderland and Overijssel.Шаблон:Sfn
The locally produced coins in Asia display more variation and were produced in gold, silver and bronze.Шаблон:Sfn Countermarks are sometimes seen on these coins, either stamped by the company or by local private individuals.Шаблон:Sfn Foreign coins, including Japanese Koban or Surat rupees, were sometimes countermarked by the company for its own use.Шаблон:Sfn
See also
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