1783 - 1793 - Ceilon

Galle VOC - One Stuiver

One Stuivers VOC copper dump coins from Dutch Mint at Galle, setup on Resolution of 1783 March 13th.

SPECIFICATIONS Denomination One Stuiver Alloy Copper Type Struck Diameter 18. mm Thickness  mm Weight Legal 13.35 gms Weight 13.5 gms Shape round Edge Dump DieAxis O° Mint Galle
	Schloten 1341d; Mitchiner #2194; Krause #28

Obverse : G (Galle) above VOC monogram. Value I S below. two rosettes of four dots on either side
Reverse : Year 1783 above value in Sinhala = I(stribi) 1 (1 Stuivers)
Both sides within Rim of dotted and line circles.
VOC monogram of the Dutch East India Company has a large V superimposed on OC.

KM28	S1341a	S	1783	as No. 1334a, I.S Rev. 1783.
KM28	S1341b	S	1783	with I.S.
KM28	S1341c	S	1783	with I.S., no (.:.) below but to left in the field
KM28	S1341d	S	1783	similar with 1783: and with (.:.>-<.:.) and : between the Tamil letters
KM28	S1341e	R	1783	with (GO) instead of (OC) in (VOC)
KM28	S1341f	R	1783	as No. 1334f i.e. with o-o Rev. no dot after date, : between and . after Sinhala
KM28	S1342a*	S	1787	as No. 1334a but I.S. Rev. Dot to right below each 7 of date
KM28	S1342b	S	1787	similar, but monogram with instead of
KM28	S1342c	S	1787	similar, monogram with instead of
KM28	S1342d	S	1787	: between Sinhala, dot below date
KM28	S1342e	S	1787	without dots between the letters or at date
KM28	S1342f	S	1787	as a with 1.S
KM28	S1342g	S	1787	similar. Rev. i787, dot after and below date and between Sinhala, to 1. In field (.:.)
KM28	S1343a	R	1788	Similar, but I.S., dots below I and last 8 in date, (.:.) at top only
KM28	S1343b	R	1788	Similar. Rev. at top. to left and to right <.:.>, dot below date
KM28	S1344a	R	1789	as No. 1343a but II S (I and S divided by short upright stroke)
KM28	S1344b	R	1789	with I S Rev. Sinhala without dots
KM28	S1345a	R	1790	with I S, Sinhala between .-., (.:.) at top only
KM28	S1345b	R	1790	similar but a dot to left of Sinhala only
KM28	S1346	R	1792	as No. 1340a i.e. with (.:::.) above reverse, further no dots
KM28	S1347	RR	1793	Similar

Minting in Galle as was also done at Jaffna, was under the supervision of the local employees of the Company.

The Stuivers were struck in accordance with the Res. of Mar.13, 1783 and in agreement with the weight of the Stuivers of Colombo. The minting of Dudus anywhere but at Colombo was disapproved of by Batavia. Since, however, the Mint at Colombo was already overtaxed and it had to rush to be able to supply Jaffna and Galle with coining material before the end of the sailing season.

Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
  Page 135 Chapter X Dutch - Coins of the Eastern Mints. Plate 144.
* The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories- 1601-1948
  C. Scholten, 1953, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman.

This dump coin was scanned at 300dpi and displayed at 300dpi. It was obtained in 2000 September from O. M. R. Sirisena an expert collector in Colombo, Lanka.