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1 Tang Larin
| Issuer | Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) |
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| Year | 1658-1660 |
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| Shape | Other (Hairpin larin) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse face of the folded larin strip is entirely blank, retaining the plain, unworked copper surface typical of this primitive currency type. No design, legend, or mintmark is present. |
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| Mint | Batavia (VOC Mint) |
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The VOC began striking larins at its Ceylon facilities in the late 1650s to address chronic shortages of small-denomination currency in the coastal trade networks around the island. The larin — originally a bent wire coinage native to the Persian Gulf region — was familiar enough to local merchants that the Company adopted the denomination rather than impose European monetary forms. This copper issue reflects that pragmatic accommodation.
Scholt II#20b identifies a specific die pairing within what is otherwise a loosely controlled series; striking consistency across VOC copper from this period was notoriously poor, with significant weight variation tolerated so long as pieces circulated acceptably.