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Netherlands 2 1/2 Guilders and 3 Guilders(V.O.C. Coinage)

 
The Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) was in control of Melaka in 1641 and occupied it for the next 150 years. Various possessions in Sumatra and Java were under Dutch control. The Dutch also had trade connections with the neigbouring Malay States.
 

Netherlands 3 Guilders 1791.

Though coin were specially struck for use in the Netherlands East Indies, there were times when there was an acute shortage of coins for use. The Dutch used to import coins of their homeland i.e. Holland for use in these overseas possessions. One of the most popular silver coins of the Netherlands was the 2 1/2 Guilders. These coins circulated widely in the Malay Archipelago and were given local names.
The 2 1/2 Guilder depicting the portrait of King William I and King William III were known as Ringgit Kepala (head ringgit or dollar). The 2 1/2 Guilder of King William II which depicted much of his cranium bare of hair were known as Ringgit Tengkorak (bare head ringgit). The 2 1/2 guilder of the young Queen Wilhelmina were known as Ringgit Nona (young lady's ringgit or dollar). In certain areas, all the Dutch 2 1/2 Guilder were known as Ringgit Ketun. Ketun derives its name from the Dutch silver Ducatoon.

2 1/2 Guilders dan 3 Guilders Belanda (Duit Syiling V.O.C.)


Syarikat Hindia Timur Belanda (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) telah menguasai Melaka pada tahun 1641 dan menakluki untuk selama 150 tahun. Beberapa pemilikan di Sumatra dan Jawa juga di bawah penguasaaan Belanda. Pihak Belanda juga mengadakan hubungan perdagangan dengan Negeri-negeri Melayu yang berhampiran.

2 1/2 Guilders Belanda. (Ringgit Nona)

Walaupun duit-duit ditempa khas untuk kegunaan di Hindia Timur Belanda tetapi adakalanya berlaku kekurangan duit syiling. Pihak Belanda pernah mengimport duit-duit dari dari negara asal mereka untuk kegunaan di tanah-tanah jajahan di luar negeri. Salah satu daripada duit syiling perak Belanda yang paling diminati ialah 2 1/12 Guilder. Duit inin diedarkan dengan meluas di kepulauan Melayu dan diberi nama tempatan. Duit 2 1/2 Guilder yang tertera dengan potret King William I dan King William III dikenali sebagai Ringgit Kepala.

2 1/2 Guilders. Belanda. 1842. (Ringgit Tengkorak).

Duit 2 1/2 Guilder King William II yang menggambarkan kepala baginda yang tiada berambut dikenali sebagai Ringgit Tengkorak. Manakala 2 1/2 Guilder menggambarkan Queen Wilhelmina semasa muda dikenali sebagai Ringgit Nona. Setengah tempat menamakan kesemua duit 2 1/2 Guilder Belanda sebagai Ringgit Ketun. Perkataan Ketun berpunca dari duit perak belanda iaitu Ducatoon.