1083081 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Dutch-Indian Government. (1816-1949). 1945 AV Pattern 2 1/2 Cent. NGC PR67 Cameo. Utrecht mint, presumably from dies engraved in Philadelphia. 13.03gm. Crowned coat-of-arms; '457' stamped in legend / Legend in Malay. Type of KM 316 (unlisted in gold); Unlisted in Friedberg and Scholten; cf. Scholten 932.

It is unclear when these pieces were struck. While the Germans occupied the Netherlands during World War Two, the United States mints produced coinage for the free Dutch territories, including for the East Indies. Silver issues were struck at Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco bearing a palm tree or acorn, as well as the P, D, and S mintmarks, respectively. However, a small number of rare off-metal strikes are known in gold, such as this and the previous lot, bearing dates of the American-produced coinage, but lacking the correct mintmarks. One must note that the American mints were tightly controlled and would not have produced such collectors pieces, especially in gold, whereas the Dutch mint frequently struck them. Accordingly, it seems that these issues were struck in Utrecht some time after the Netherlands were liberated and the unused dies returned to the Dutch . Serial #457.


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