1 Duit 'Papegaaitje' Tree

Suriname had been English until 1667, when the Dutch traded it away in the Treaty of Breda — surrendering the colony in exchange for New Amsterdam, which would become New York. This duit was struck just over a decade into Dutch administration of the colony, making it among the earliest coinage issued specifically for Surinamese circulation. The "Papegaaitje" nickname — Little Parrot — derives from the tree type on the reverse, a local colloquial designation that stuck among collectors long after the official nomenclature faded.

Scholt II#1436a distinguishes this variety from later tree duits by specific die characteristics. Survivors are scarce; colonial copper in tropical climates rarely made it back to Europe in collectible condition.