Java 2 stuiverbonk 1806 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3269207
Area
Coins
Title
Java 2 stuiverbonk 1806
Country
Dutch East Indies (Netherlands East Indies), Java
Face value
2 stuiver (16 duiten, dubbele wapenstuiver, dubb...)
Year
1806
Variety / overstrike
Era
Netherlands Indies - Batavian Republic (1798-1806)
Head of State
Council of States of the Batavian Republic (1795-1806)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
No
Material
Copper (Cu)
Weight
38.6
Diameter
74
Thickness
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Rectangular
Obverse
1806
Reverse
2: S:
Edge
Privy mark
None (Anthony Macaré 1799-1809)
Mint mark
None (Surabaya and Batavia)
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 211
Catalogue number
Scholten# 543
Details
BONKS: Because of the slow delivery of coins from the Netherlands, the government in the East Indies often resorted to the manufacture of “Bonks”. These were simply lumps cut from the copper (or tin) rods used for coining. This eliminated the problems inherent in casting round coins and allowed the production of large quantities of legal tender very quickly. The thicker rods were used for the 2 and 8 Stuiver Bonks and the thinner rod for the smaller denominations.