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[[File:Duit 1735 - Netherlands East-Indies (Dutch East India Company. Holland).jpg|thumb|A bronze [[duit|doit]] of the Dutch East India Company, depicting the VOC [[monogram]] and its date of production on its [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] and the coat of arms of [[County of Holland|Holland]] on the [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]].]]<br />
The [[Dutch East India Company]] ({{langx|nl|Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie}}, 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.<br />
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==Background==<br />
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.{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|p=15}} To prevent the constant infighting between rival companies, the Dutch [[States General of the Netherlands|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.{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|p=15}} It was given full powers to act between the [[Cape of Good Hope]] and the [[Straits of Magellan]].{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|p=15}} The company grew rapidly, founding towns and colonies at [[Cape Town]], [[Jakarta|Batavia]] (modern Jakarta), and elsewhere.{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|p=15}}<br />
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==Coins==<br />
During the 200 years of its existence, VOC issued large quantities and many different patterns of coins.{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|p=16}} Writers on the subject distinguish between the types produced in the Netherlands for the company and those issued by it locally in Asia.{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|p=16}} Both types often circulated together, but European coins were more common in some areas than others.{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|p=16}} Most coins issued for the company carried its distinctive [[monogram]] of the interlocked letters "VOC".{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|pp=16-7}} The most common denominations were the [[Guilder]], [[Ducaton|Ducatoon]], [[Stuiver|Stiver]] (or Stuiver) and [[Duit|Doit]] (Duit). Some fractions, like the Half-Doit, were also produced.<br />
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Coins were issued in the Netherlands during the mid-17th century and again from 1744 until its dissolution.{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|p=16}} Coins were struck in [[gold]], [[silver]], [[bronze]] and, unusually, [[pewter]].{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|p=16}} They were issued by the local mints of the Netherlands, including [[Holland]], [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]], [[Zeeland]], [[Gelderland]] and [[Overijssel]].{{sfn|Dniewcollectors}}<br />
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The locally produced coins in Asia display more variation and were produced in gold, silver and bronze.{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|pp=16-7}} [[Countermark]]s are sometimes seen on these coins, either stamped by the company or by local private individuals.{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|p=17}} Foreign coins, including Japanese ''[[Koban (coin)|Koban]]'' or Surat rupees, were sometimes countermarked by the company for its own use.{{sfn|Bucknill|1931|pp=19-21}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Netherlands Indies gulden]]<br />
*[[Dutch East India Company in Indonesia]]<br />
*[[Spice trade]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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===Bibliography===<br />
*{{cite book|last=Bucknill|first=John A. S.|title=The Coins of the Dutch East Indies: An Introduction to the Study of the Series|year=1931|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=8120614488}}<br />
*{{cite web|ref={{harvid|Dniewcollectors}}|title=Dutch East India Company Coins|url=http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/dutch-east-india-company-coins.html|publisher=dniewcollectors.blogspot.co.uk|accessdate=15 March 2013}}<br />
*{{cite book|last1=Shimada|first1=Ryūto|title=The Intra-Asian Trade in Japanese Copper by the Dutch East India Company during the Eighteenth Century|date=2006|publisher=Brill|location=Leiden|isbn=9004150927}}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*{{cite journal|last=Feenstra|first=Alberto|title=Dutch Coins for Asian Growth. VOC-duiten to Assess Java's Deep Monetisation and Economic Growth, 1724–1800|journal=Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis|volume=11|issue=3|pages=153–7|year=2014|doi=10.18352/tseg.148 |doi-access=free}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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*[http://voc-kenniscentrum.nl/ VOC Kenniscentrum]<br />
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