The Dutch Period
These heavy rough copper coins were struck by the Dutch East India Company to use in the Jaffna territory. They were issued in the denominations of 1 and 2 Stuivers. These coins are also referred to as 'Dutch dumps'. Coins similar to those minted in Jaffna were minted in Trincomalee, Colombo and Galle as well and they bear the letters T, C and G respectively as mint marks.
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A Dutch Stuiver struck in Negapatam with a human figure which appears to be a crude imitation of the figure on the Setu coins
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The reverse of the Negapatam Stuiver with the legend Nagapattinam in Tamil
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A Dutch stuiver struck in Jaffna with the VOC monogram of the Dutch East India Company surmounted by the letter J indicating that the coin was struck at the Jaffna mint
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The reverse of the Jaffna Stuiver with the Tamil letters 'E' and 'B' abbreviation for Istrib (stuiver)
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