1791 Dutch Colony Ceylon VOC 1 Stuiver Copper Cob, VOC Dump Stuiver Colombo mint

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Dutch Colonial 1791 Ceylon VOC Dump Stuiver 1 Stuiver Copper Cob , VOC Dump Stuivers, Colombo mint Dutch East India Company OBVERSE: Mintmark C ( Colombo ) above VOC monogram REVERSE : Value .:. I .:. STUIVER and date 1791 Weight: 12.3 grams, Size: 21 mm, thickness: 5.5 mm !! , Ceylon. Dutch Occupation. Copper Stuiver . Typical Fine Grade Typical bold Fine condition. Reference: VOC Dump coinage of Ceylon: Owing to the constantly increasing shortage of small change in the province, the council of Colombo decided to have copper Stuivers struck in Ceylon. These are the famous 'VOC dump Stuivers' series of Ceylon and they were struck in the local mints in Colombo, Galle, Trincomalee and Jaffna. The dump coins were struck from 1783 (Colombo and Galle) and continued till 1794, although coins from that date and a few other dates, are of extreme rarity. Look for coins well struck with the monogram and the date clear; In the Trincomalee series, the coins are almost always of an irregular, mostly triangular shape. Look out for forgeries. We will now look at these in greater detail: VOC Dump Stuivers; Colombo mint: The values from this mint are the 1 Stuiver (common to all mints) and the quarter (exclusively struck at Colombo). Note there was no 2 Stuiver struck at Colombo. The 1 Stuiver coins are from 1783 to 1795. Scholten refers to 1783-5, 1788, 1792-5 as R; From our experience, we have found all dates in good condition to be scarce with the dates 1793-4 rare and 1795 of extreme rarity (the British took over Ceylon in 1796). /colombo.htm /dutch/1786_voc_c_1st_cud.html Vimaladharmasurya I receiving Joris van Spilbergen, 1603 Dutch period in Ceylon Ceylon was a governorate of the Dutch East India Company between 1658 and 1798 on the island currently known as Sri Lanka . At the dawn of the seventeenth century, the young Dutch Republic was emerging as one of the more – if not the most – enterprising and dynamic forces among the European nations. The Dutch were distinguishing themselves particularly as seafarers venturing into unknown seas and lands. In 1602 the V.O.C. or United East India Company was established. Within a few decades it controlled vast territories in South Africa, Ceylon, the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) and established a considerable number of settlements in India, Malaysia, Japan and China. In the early 17th century, Sri Lanka was partly ruled by the Portuguese and the Sinhala kingdom , who were constantly battling each other. Although the Portuguese were not winning the war, their rule was rather burdensome to the people of those areas controlled by them. While the Dutch were engaged in a long war of independence from Spanish rule, the Sinhalese king (the king of Kandy ) invited the Dutch to help defeat the Portuguese. The Dutch interest in Ceylon was to have a united battle front against the Iberians at that time. In that same year, on the 2nd of June, the Dutch Admiral Joris van Spilbergen arrived in Ceylon with three ships from the Dutch port of Veere after a 12 month voyage. Visiting Kandy, the seat of King Vimala Dharma Suriya, Spilbergen and the King developed cordial relations. The King’s admiration for his new-found friend was so deep that he begun to learn the Dutch language saying ‘Kandy is now Flanders’. They discussed future relations, focussing on possible Dutch military assistance to expel the Portuguese from the coastal areas as well as the trade in cinnamon and pepper. As a token of his friendship, the Dutch Admiral left in the King’s service two versatile and skilled musicians: Erasmus Matsberger and Hans Rempel. Shortly after the successful visit of Van Spilbergen, a second Dutch fleet under command of Sebalt de Weert arrived on the island. De Weert was a very skilful commander who discovered the Falkland Islands during the attempt of Dutch Admirals Cordes and Mahu to find an alternative route... read more

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