Colonial copper duit (cent), 1838, Island of Sumatra, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Dutch East Indies (KM #290)

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Star above NEDERL INDIE:, date below (1838) and mintmark "J" / Crowned States General arms dividing the value (1-Ct). 21mm, 3.04 grams. Krause #290

The denomination on this type is given as "cent", but these coins were equal to "1 duit" and were worth 1/96th of a silver guilder, so (despite their name) they are not true decimal coins.

These coins were minted in the Netherlands for circulation in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia)


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