1737 VOC ***DUIT*** SHIPWRECK COIN **HIGHER GRADE** US SELLER I222

Description

U.S. SELLER _FASTER SHIPPING_BETTER CONDITION COIN
Duits are a little smaller than a US Quarter as seen here. Copper.
FREE FAST SHIPPING
This coin was recovered off the coast of India
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T
he United Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie aka "VOC")
was established in 1602 with the purpose of sending ships to Asia to buy
pepper and spices. The VOC developed into a multinational entity with
branches in a dozen Asian countries. By the mid-18th century the company
employed 36,000 people. It built its own ships, some 1,500, which in total
made over 5,000 journeys to Asia, where a network of trading posts were
founded from the Persian Gulf to the China Sea. The company was granted
sovereign powers: it minted currency, occupied territories and maintained an
armada of
warships and a small army
, 10,000 strong, to defend its territories,
facilities, and ships. It was the first company ever to sell stock shares, and
was arguably the most powerful enterprise of its kind in all of history. It took
a Dutch ship three to six months to travel from Holland to Batavia.
Pirates,
storms, treacherous waters, and warfare took their toll on these tall ships.
More than 250 ships were lost
during the two centuries the VOC operated,
scattering countless treasure to the bottom of the shipping lanes from East
Asia to Europe. Despite early success the company was dissolved in 1800.