1790 VOC Netherlands East Indies Duit – Utrecht Mint (1840–1843) – Star Without Dots Mintmark – NGC Certified Genuine – Dutch East India Company Colonial Coin A historically significant 1790 VOC duit issued for the Netherlands East Indies under the authority of the Dutch East India Company, better known as the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC. This copper colonial coin is particularly interesting because it carries the famous VOC monogram, one of the most recognizable symbols in the history of European maritime trade, colonial commerce and early global capitalism. The coin is dated 1790 and was originally produced for circulation in the Dutch East Indies, where small copper denominations such as the duit were used extensively in everyday commerce. During the late eighteenth century, the VOC controlled a vast trading network stretching from the Netherlands through southern Africa and across the Indian Ocean to major commercial centres in present-day Indonesia and elsewhere in Asia. VOC coinage therefore represents a tangible surviving piece of the economic system that connected Europe with the Asian spice trade. This particular example has an additional numismatic distinction. It has been certified by NGC as: “1790 VOC N.E. INDIES DUIT (1840–43) UTRECHT STAR W/O DOTS MINTMARK GENUINE” NGC certification number: 8447947-004. The attribution indicates that this is one of the VOC-dated coins associated with the later Utrecht production of approximately 1840–1843. These later issues retained earlier VOC dates and designs even though the Dutch East India Company itself had ceased to exist at the end of the eighteenth century. This unusual continuation of VOC-style coinage makes the type especially interesting to collectors of Dutch colonial coins, Netherlands East Indies coinage and VOC restrikes or later colonial issues. The designation “STAR W/O DOTS MINTMARK” identifies the specific Utrecht mintmark variety recognized on the NGC holder. Such mintmark differences are important within specialized VOC numismatics because they allow collectors to distinguish between individual production periods, mints and die varieties that may otherwise appear very similar. The obverse displays the large intertwined VOC monogram, with the date 1790 below. The VOC monogram combines the letters V, O and C and remains one of the earliest internationally recognized commercial emblems. The reverse carries the traditional regional and colonial design associated with this Netherlands East Indies duit type. The coin shows substantial circulation wear and aged copper patination, entirely consistent with its historical nature. Brown, reddish-brown and darker oxidized areas are visible across the surfaces. The design remains identifiable, including the prominent VOC monogram and date. NGC has authenticated the piece as genuine rather than assigning a numerical grade. The coin is permanently encapsulated in an official NGC holder, providing professional third-party authentication and secure long-term protection. The holder also includes NGC’s Netherlands-themed ship label, making the presentation especially appropriate for a coin connected with Dutch maritime and colonial history. VOC coins have become increasingly popular among collectors because they sit at the intersection of several major collecting fields: Dutch coinage, colonial coins, Asian numismatics, maritime history, trade history and the history of the Dutch East India Company. Unlike many purely domestic European coins, a VOC duit is directly connected with the enormous seventeenth- and eighteenth-century trading network that helped establish Amsterdam and the Dutch Republic as major centres of international finance and commerce. This 1790 VOC duit is therefore more than simply an early copper coin. It represents the monetary system of the Netherlands East Indies, the commercial legacy of the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, Dutch maritime expansion and the later continuation of VOC-pattern colonial coinage at the Utrecht Mint. An attractive historical piece for collectors searching for an authentic VOC coin, Dutch East India Company coin, 1790 VOC duit, Netherlands East Indies duit, Utrecht Mint VOC coin, NGC certified VOC coin, Dutch colonial coin, Indonesian colonial coin, VOC copper coin, Netherlands colonial currency, East Indies numismatics, historic Dutch trade coin, VOC monogram coin or certified colonial coin. The coin pictured is the exact example offered and will be supplied in its original NGC certification holder.