MALAY ARCHIPELAGO, Colonial. Nederlands-Oost-Indië (Netherlands East Indies). temp. William II. 1840-1849. CU Doit (21mm, 2.84 g). Reverse brockage strike. Suribaya or Batavia mints. Dated 1790 (though struck 1840-1843). Incuse of obverse / VOC monogram; star above, date below. Scholten 745; KM 111.4. Brown surfaces. VF.
Ex Album 18 (16 January 2014), lot 2127.
Copper doits bearing the star mintmark, but lacking the usual pellets flanking the star, were struck in the East Indies from dies imported from the Netherlands.