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© World Coin Gallery
1 Duit - Willem I
| Copper | 3.01 g | 21 mm |
| Issuer | Indonesia › Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949) |
|---|---|
| King | William I (1816-1840) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1816-1826 |
| Value | 1 Duit (1⁄96) |
| Currency | Gulden (1726-1854) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 3.01 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#6561 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 38% |
Reverse
Inscription, date below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INDIÆ
BATAV
1818
Unabridged legend: Indiae bataviae
Translation: Batavian Indies
Edge
Plain
Comment
Varieties (source: C. Scholten):1818:
- Open 5
- Wide, closed 5
- Value numbers smaller
- Large shield (12.5 x 11 mm)
- Different crown, hair band not decorated
- Flower between dots on reverse
1819:
- Shield narrower (11 x 9 mm), reverse with star between dots
- Shield narrower, reverse with star between dots, larger 5
- Larger shield (12 x 11 mm)
- Larger shield (12 x 10 mm), reverse with asterisk between dots
1820:
- With asterisk between dots
- Larger 5, flower between dots on reverse
- Narrow simple crown
- Shield narrower, reverse with star between dots
- Wide, dented on top crown
- Narrow shield (11 x 9 mm), normal crown
- Narrow shield (11 x 9 mm), narrow crown
- Narrow shield (11 x 9 mm), smaller letters
- Shield on both sides
- Obverse die of De Heus
1821 with double line shield:
- Different crowns
- Dented crown
- Small 5, reverse with trace of flower between dots
- Narrower shield (11 x 9 mm)
- Fraction with line, square shield (10 x 11 mm)
- Small shield (9 x 8 mm), large crown
- Small shield (9 x 8 mm), small crown, very small lion
- Square shield (10 x 10 mm)
- Square shield (10 x 10 mm), 5 with curly tail
1821 with single lined shield:
- Square shield (8 x 9 mm)
- Square, narrow shield (10 x 8 mm), Arabic/pointy ones in 1/16
- Square, wide shield
- Square shield (10 x 9 mm), declining ones in 1/16
- BATAⱯ instead of BATAV
1822 single lined shield:
- Square shield (9 x 9 mm)
- Square shield (9 x 9 mm), tail of 5 not curled
- Square shield (9 x 9 mm), Arabic/pointy ones in 1/16
- Narrow shield (10 x 8 mm) , Arabic/pointy ones in 1/16
- G without dot, shield 11 x 9 mm
1823:
- Standard
- Arabic/pointy ones in 1/16
- Square shield (9 x 9 mm)
- Narrower shield (9 x 8 mm)
1824:
- Medium size shield (9 x 8 mm)
- Square shield (10 x 9 mm)
1825:
- Square shield (9 x 9 mm)
- Medium sized shield (9 x 8 mm)
- 4 dots in crown with points in crown
- Arabic/pointy ones in 1/16
- 4 dots in crown without points in crown
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 1 Duit - Willem I 1816-1826 coin from Indonesia › Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949) is that it was designed by the Dutch artist and engraver, Josephus Augustinus Brouwers. Brouwers was known for his work on various coins and banknotes, and his design for the 1 Duit coin features a portrait of King Willem I of the Netherlands on one side and an image of a lion on the other. The lion symbolized the Dutch East India Company, which had a significant presence in the region now known as Indonesia during the 19th century.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1821 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Duit - Willem I 1816-1826 coin.
