| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | One Doit |
| Alloy | Lead |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | ~19.6 mm |
| Thickness | ~2.5 mm |
| Weight legal | ___ gms |
| Weight | 5.84 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Dump |
| DieAxis | ___° |
| Mint | Colombo |
Lead - One Duit
VOC Lead Bazarucos of Doit from Dutch Mint of Colombo of second type issued first in 1792 under Resolution of 1792 March 3 as older type was demonetized because of forgery.
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| Codrington PL136; Schloten 1318; Krause #33.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : VOC monogram of the Company surmounted by C in dotted rim. Counter stamped with T over the C
Reverse : I above DUIT, below the year 1792
See also LakdivaCoin collection specimen of this type of coin
I thank Jan Lingen who kindly sent me the 600 dpi scans of this rare VF coin from his collection. and are displayed at 300 dpi.