Java 2 stuiverbonk 1797 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6044295
Area
Coins
Title
Java 2 stuiverbonk 1797
Country
Dutch East Indies (Netherlands East Indies), Java
Face value
2 stuiver (16 duiten, dubbele wapenstuiver, dubb...)
Year
1797
Variety / overstrike
Era
Netherlands Indies - VOC (1602-1798)
Head of State
Council of States of the Batavian Republic (1795-1806)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
No
Material
Copper (Cu)
Weight
46.32
Diameter
Thickness
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Rectangular
Obverse
1797
Reverse
2: S:
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 181
Catalogue number
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.