Dutch East India Co. | Copper Duit

Dutch East India Co. | Copper DuitHistory of the Artifact These copper duit coins were issued by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), one of historys most powerful trading entities, which controlled vast portions of global trade during the 17th and 18th centuries. The coins, minted in VOC controlled locations such as Batavia (modern day Jakarta), Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka), and the Cape of Good Hope, feature the distinctive VOC monogram and the date of minting on the obverse, with

but at great financial cost to the empire

Date: 267-268 A

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