From the property of a Gentleman - VOC, Dutch India - Dutch-Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - Tin 1 stivers (15.71 g.), Jaffna, 1783. VOC-monogram, between vierbladige bloem, surmounted by I (Jaffna) – 2 ∙ S ∙ (tiver) below / rev.: 1783 and 8 salli (= 8 doits) in Tamil below. Presumably an exprimental issue, R4 VF. Ref.: Scho. 1333; Passon 55.9 - of the highest rarity and not sold by us before