VOC Stuiver (Dudu of 4 Doits) minted at Colombo Mint in Ceylon in 1789
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On the advice of the mintmaster, Fredrik Damman, the Council of Colombo in Ceylon, resolved on 1783 February 13th to have Dudus of 4 Doits (1 Stuiver) copper dump coins struck.
Obverse : VOC monogram, below C (Colombo).
Reverse : .:. I .:. above STUIVE(R) above year 1789
Both sides within bead and line circles.
In October 1787 the Mint of Colombo was located In the "Bangzaal" near "Kaymans Poort", under the sworn minter Rynier Hendriksz.
These coins were struck to meet the constantly increasing shortage of small change. Batavia sent word to Colombo, however, that as a sufficient number of Doits had arrived from Europe in the meantime, further coinage of copper Dudus, Larins and Bazarucos would be unnecessary.
In 1787 Colombo replied that since there was nothing but copper in circulation, the supply of Doits would soon be exhausted; as there was no more Japanese copper available, it was decided to use the metal from old cannon. In 1788 Japanese copper was used again.
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