Ceylon VOC 1 stuiver 1791 (Colombo) coin variant 

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Ceylon VOC 1 stuiver 1791 (Colombo) coin variant
Ceylon VOC 1 stuiver 1791 (Colombo) coin variant
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9925263
Area
Coins
Title
Ceylon VOC 1 stuiver 1791 (Colombo) coin variant
Country
Ceylon
Face value
1 stuiver (1 patard, bezemstuiver, wapenstuiver)
Year
1791
Variety / overstrike
beduidend groter en dunner muntplaatje en opmaak (geen stempelvariant)
Era
Ceylon - VOC-period (1640-1796)
Head of State
Willem Jacob van de Graaff van Nederlands-Ceylon (1785-1794)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
Monograms, VOC
Material
Copper (Cu)
Weight
14
Diameter
25
Thickness
2
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
I • STUIVER 1791
Reverse
C VOC
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None (Reinier Hendriksz 1786-1796)
Mint mark
C (Colombo, Ceylon)
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM#
Catalogue number
Scholten# 1304*
Details

There are many stamp variants of this coin. However, this coin is essentially different and not just a stamp variant due to its different size (diameter 25 mm) and much thinner coin plate (2 mm - half on average). The layout is also essentially different. (see pictures)

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