Watch List notes:

MALAY ARCHIPELIGO, Colonial. Nederlands-Oost-Indië (Netherlands East Indies). temp. Willem II. 1840-1849. Double Doit struck on an AR 8 Reales (40mm, 26.5 g, 9h). Sourabaya or Batavia mint. Struck 1840-1843, though dated 1790. Crowned coat-of-arms with leonine supporters / VOC monogram; star above, 1790 below. Cf. Scholten 743; cf. Bucknill 604; van der Chijs –; cf. KM 111.4. In NGC encapsulation graded XF 40. Overstruck on a Peruvian 8 Reales dated 1801 (LIMÆ) IJ. Extremely rare.


Though encapsulated and previously sold as a countermarked 3 Gulden issue, this enigmatic piece can be more accurately described as an off-metal strike of the Double Doit.