Dutch East Indies - Holland - VOC Duit coins 1734, 1735, 1744, 1745, 1751 and 1752 (6 different ones) Collection with 6 different VOC Duit coins in various conditions. Extra information: During the 1594–1602 period, various so-called 'long-distance companies' traded in the orient. These various independent companies were often involved in fierce mutual competition, which was detrimental to the profit. The government therefore decided to found one single company. In 1602, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was established, which acquired exclusive rights in the Netherlands to trade with Asia. In 1799 the VOC ceased to exist. The long-distance companies traded using the Spanish Real (Spanish mats), among other currencies, which were even restruck in Dordrecht and Middelburg. The later VOC also used the Real coins, in addition to the high-value Dutch gold and silver coins that were already in circulation here. Examples of these are the gold Ducats and silver Leeuwendaalder coins, Rijders and Rijksdaalders. In case of great shortage of minted currency, permission was sometimes granted to export gold and silver ingots. Due to the need for small change, Schelling coins, Double Stuivers and Stuivers were also brought to the orient later on, as well as Duit coins starting from 1724. This first shipment of Duit coins were of the regular Dutch type from the Dordrecht mint. However, in Asia a Duit was worth ¼ Stuiver instead of ⅛ Stuiver, so twice as much. This encouraged a substantial illegal trade of Duit coins to Asia, and thus it was soon decided to create a unique VOC type coin. Only this type was declared valid. The reverse side of most of these Duit coins only shows the coat of arms of the province they were struck in, and no other text. The obverse depicts the VOC monogram with the year below. This new type was first struck in 1726. Please view the images to form a good own impression. If you purchase more than one of our lots in the same auction, you will only need to pay shipping costs once. Registered shipping.