528:
214:
514:
39:
807:
136:
435:
The duit is also referred to as the "New York penny" due to its use as a
Colonial monetary unit in Dutch New Amsterdam (later New York) and for years later, long after Dutch rule had passed.
577:- "A small Dutch coin formerly in use, the eighth part of a stiver, or the half of an English farthing; hence (chiefly in negative phrases) as the type of a very small or trifling sum."
1078:
842:
1073:
489:
1096:
835:
828:
300:. When this value was applied in the Dutch East Indies colony in 1726, it was equivalent to a quarter of a stuiver (i.e. 4 duit = 1 stuiver).
245:
until the year 1816 when it was replaced by cents and ½ cents. Later it became an internationalized currency and was also issued in the
997:
1170:
969:
1180:
637:
The earliest duit which we have seen is of 1614 ; and there is also a separate colonial series down at least to 1794.
1004:
781:
1155:
1145:
601:
483:
122:
1185:
1175:
1063:
1038:
1033:
1028:
751:
103:
1068:
1009:
75:
1023:
884:
60:
82:
987:
950:
1190:
964:
1160:
471:
The Intra-Asian Trade in
Japanese Copper by the Dutch East India Company During the Eighteenth Century
89:
701:
559:
226:
140:
1150:
706:
564:
71:
49:
270:
1165:
1140:
863:
811:
714:
618:
572:
469:
56:
820:
8:
411:
1045:
932:
533:
403:
597:
479:
274:
246:
213:
1088:
868:
475:
96:
1118:
695:
622:
439:
553:
925:
889:
430:
395:
390:
As the monetary unit was widespread throughout the Malay archipelago, the word
324:
238:
186:
163:
265:. Duit was also used in parts of the Americas while under Dutch rule, such as
1134:
1112:
304:
297:
266:
254:
20:
773:
19:
This article is about the Dutch coin. For the extinct
Chibcha language, see
519:
284:(or 'plak'), because it was worth 4 duiten = half a stuiver (or 2½ cents).
250:
202:
596:(in Dutch). Utrecht/Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie. 1984. p. 678.
418:
242:
176:
747:
292:
According to its usage in the
Netherlands, 8 duiten are equivalent to a
992:
748:"Verouderd, antiek of achterhaald | Klantenservice | Ziggo"
258:
234:
280:
The coin's name was preserved in the
Netherlands for a long time as
38:
733:
663:
591:
443:
230:
143:
920:
915:
774:"Duden – Deut – Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, Herkunft"
446:, which may be the reason why in the 18th century the expression
328:
293:
218:
190:
147:
189:, it became an international currency. It had the value of 1/8
185:. Struck in the 17th and 18th centuries in the territory of the
806:
308:
257:. Only these types of coins were valid for use in colonial-era
179:
910:
27:
850:
312:
262:
237:. The coin was first minted during the 17th century in the
182:
135:
677:
675:
673:
398:
vocabulary becoming a slang word for 'money' besides
670:
594:
509:
426:
624:
Supplement to the
Coinage of the European Continent
63:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
694:
552:
229:(VOC) commissioned a special coin with a monogram
730:De Kleine Winkler Prins. Encyclopedie van A tot Z
303:Originally duit coins were minted in copper, but
1132:
693:
653:
651:
649:
647:
645:
551:
146:on the obverse and the crowned coat of arms of
836:
366:"To have courage like a three-doit haddock" (
357:"He has a lot of kaka, but not many doits." (
261:. The biggest destination for duit coins was
642:
369:Moed hebben als een schelvis van drie duiten
376:
367:
358:
349:
340:
843:
829:
585:
583:
201:Etymologically, the word duit comes from
123:Learn how and when to remove this message
547:
545:
212:
134:
851:Currency and coinage of the Netherlands
681:
627:. London: Swan Sonnenschein. p. 63
617:
580:
467:
1133:
360:Hij heeft veel kak, maar weinig duiten
824:
542:
450:entered the German language, meaning
162:
139:Copper duit coin from 1735, with the
715:participating institution membership
573:participating institution membership
345:) – to contribute a little something
318:
61:adding citations to reliable sources
32:
1097:Gold and silver commemorative coins
378:Iemand van vier duiten weerom geven
375:"To give someone four doits back" (
331:and sayings which feature the word
296:and 160 duiten are equivalent to a
13:
14:
1202:
799:
805:
754:from the original on 7 June 2011
662:(in Dutch). Amsterdam/Brussels:
526:
512:
438:The Duit circulated also in the
269:(present-day New York City) and
205:and means a type of small coin.
37:
784:from the original on 2023-02-04
492:from the original on 2024-02-08
460:
307:of the duit was also minted in
48:needs additional citations for
1171:Coins of the Dutch East Indies
766:
740:
721:
687:
611:
1:
505:
394:eventually was absorbed into
381:) – to tell someone the truth
339:"Putting a doit in the bag" (
1181:Indonesian words and phrases
196:
7:
660:Winkler Prins Encyclopaedie
10:
1207:
342:Een duit in het zakje doen
233:on it in order to prevent
208:
25:
18:
1105:
1087:
943:
899:Pre-decimal guilder coins
898:
877:
856:
702:Oxford English Dictionary
560:Oxford English Dictionary
417:The Duit is also used in
385:
172:
1156:Dutch East India Company
1146:Coins of the Netherlands
287:
227:Dutch East India Company
26:Not to be confused with
1186:Malay words and phrases
1176:Dutch words and phrases
732:(in Dutch). Amsterdam:
707:Oxford University Press
565:Oxford University Press
468:Shimada, Ryūto (2006).
348:"He is a doit-thief." (
273:; and in Africa in the
175:) was an old low-value
619:Hazlitt, William Carew
427:low denomination money
377:
368:
359:
350:
341:
327:has many expressions,
241:and was issued in the
222:
151:
944:Decimal guilder coins
864:De Nederlandsche Bank
363:) – he is a braggart.
351:Hij is een duitendief
216:
138:
814:at Wikimedia Commons
57:improve this article
705:(Online ed.).
563:(Online ed.).
1191:Coins of Sri Lanka
750:. 3 January 2022.
534:Numismatics portal
372:) – to be cowardly
354:) – he is a miser.
223:
152:
1161:Dutch Cape Colony
1128:
1127:
810:Media related to
713:(Subscription or
571:(Subscription or
319:Dutch expressions
275:Dutch Cape Colony
247:Dutch East Indies
133:
132:
125:
107:
1198:
1059:
1058:
1054:
1051:
1019:
1018:
1014:
982:
981:
977:
974:
959:
958:
954:
869:Royal Dutch Mint
845:
838:
831:
822:
821:
809:
793:
792:
790:
789:
770:
764:
763:
761:
759:
744:
738:
737:
725:
719:
718:
710:
698:
691:
685:
679:
668:
667:
655:
640:
639:
634:
632:
615:
609:
607:
587:
578:
576:
568:
556:
549:
536:
531:
530:
529:
522:
517:
516:
515:
500:
498:
497:
380:
371:
362:
353:
344:
174:
166:
161:
128:
121:
117:
114:
108:
106:
65:
41:
33:
1206:
1205:
1201:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1196:
1195:
1131:
1130:
1129:
1124:
1119:God zij met ons
1101:
1083:
1056:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1016:
1012:
1011:
979:
975:
972:
970:
956:
952:
951:
939:
894:
873:
852:
849:
818:
802:
797:
796:
787:
785:
772:
771:
767:
757:
755:
746:
745:
741:
727:
726:
722:
712:
692:
688:
680:
671:
657:
656:
643:
630:
628:
616:
612:
604:
589:
588:
581:
570:
550:
543:
532:
527:
525:
518:
513:
511:
508:
503:
495:
493:
486:
463:
457:
440:duchy of Cleves
388:
321:
290:
211:
199:
164:[ˈdœyt]
159:
150:on the reverse.
129:
118:
112:
109:
66:
64:
54:
42:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1204:
1194:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1151:Dutch Republic
1148:
1143:
1126:
1125:
1123:
1122:
1115:
1109:
1107:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1099:
1093:
1091:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1021:
1007:
1002:
1001:
1000:
990:
985:
967:
962:
947:
945:
941:
940:
938:
937:
930:
929:
928:
918:
913:
908:
902:
900:
896:
895:
893:
892:
887:
881:
879:
875:
874:
872:
871:
866:
860:
858:
854:
853:
848:
847:
840:
833:
825:
816:
815:
801:
800:External links
798:
795:
794:
765:
739:
720:
686:
669:
641:
610:
602:
579:
540:
539:
538:
537:
523:
507:
504:
502:
501:
484:
464:
462:
459:
406:spelling) and
387:
384:
383:
382:
373:
364:
355:
346:
325:Dutch language
320:
317:
289:
286:
239:Dutch Republic
210:
207:
198:
195:
187:Dutch Republic
131:
130:
45:
43:
36:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1203:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1121:
1120:
1116:
1114:
1113:Dutch guilder
1111:
1110:
1108:
1104:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1090:
1086:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1044:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1008:
1006:
1003:
999:
996:
995:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
968:
966:
963:
961:
949:
948:
946:
942:
936:
935:
931:
927:
924:
923:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
903:
901:
897:
891:
888:
886:
883:
882:
880:
876:
870:
867:
865:
862:
861:
859:
855:
846:
841:
839:
834:
832:
827:
826:
823:
819:
813:
808:
804:
803:
783:
780:(in German).
779:
775:
769:
753:
749:
743:
735:
731:
724:
716:
708:
704:
703:
697:
690:
684:, p. 94.
683:
678:
676:
674:
665:
661:
654:
652:
650:
648:
646:
638:
626:
625:
620:
614:
605:
603:90-6648-402-0
599:
595:
593:
586:
584:
574:
566:
562:
561:
555:
548:
546:
541:
535:
524:
521:
510:
491:
487:
485:90-04-15092-7
481:
477:
473:
472:
466:
465:
458:
455:
453:
449:
445:
441:
436:
433:
432:
428:
424:
420:
415:
413:
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
379:
374:
370:
365:
361:
356:
352:
347:
343:
338:
337:
336:
335:, including:
334:
330:
326:
316:
314:
310:
306:
305:proof coinage
301:
299:
295:
285:
283:
278:
276:
272:
268:
267:New Amsterdam
264:
260:
256:
255:Dutch Malabar
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
220:
215:
206:
204:
194:
192:
188:
184:
181:
178:
170:
165:
157:
149:
145:
142:
137:
127:
124:
116:
113:December 2009
105:
102:
98:
95:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74: –
73:
69:
68:Find sources:
62:
58:
52:
51:
46:This article
44:
40:
35:
34:
29:
22:
21:Duit language
1166:Dutch Ceylon
1141:Copper coins
1117:
934:Rijksdaalder
933:
905:
857:Institutions
817:
786:. Retrieved
777:
768:
756:. Retrieved
742:
729:
723:
700:
689:
682:Shimada 2006
659:
636:
629:. Retrieved
623:
613:
590:
558:
520:Money portal
494:. Retrieved
470:
461:Bibliography
456:
451:
447:
437:
434:
425:a slang for
422:
416:
414:spelling).
407:
399:
391:
389:
332:
322:
302:
291:
282:vierduitstuk
281:
279:
251:Dutch Ceylon
224:
203:Middle Dutch
200:
168:
155:
153:
119:
110:
100:
93:
86:
79:
67:
55:Please help
50:verification
47:
419:Dutch India
243:Netherlands
171:; English:
167:) (plural:
1135:Categories
1089:Euro coins
1034:Wilhelmina
1029:William II
998:Wilhelmina
788:2018-07-22
717:required.)
575:required.)
506:References
496:2018-06-11
474:. Leiden:
412:Indonesian
217:Duit from
160:pronounced
83:newspapers
16:Dutch coin
878:Banknotes
452:not a bit
448:kein Deut
404:Malaysian
259:Indonesia
235:smuggling
197:Etymology
1106:See also
782:Archived
778:Duden.de
752:Archived
734:Elsevier
728:"Duit".
664:Elsevier
658:"Duit".
631:14 April
621:(1897).
592:Van Dale
490:Archived
444:Guelders
329:proverbs
271:Suriname
231:engraved
144:monogram
1055:⁄
1039:Beatrix
1015:⁄
978:⁄
955:⁄
921:Stuiver
916:Ducaton
885:Guilder
736:. 1949.
696:"plack"
666:. 1947.
421:making
298:guilder
294:stuiver
219:Zeeland
209:History
191:stuiver
148:Holland
97:scholar
600:
554:"doit"
482:
431:Tamil.
386:Legacy
309:silver
221:(1769)
180:copper
169:duiten
99:
92:
85:
78:
72:"Duit"
70:
911:Ducat
758:6 May
711:
569:
476:Brill
423:Duttu
396:Malay
288:Value
177:Dutch
104:JSTOR
90:books
28:Duits
1005:25ct
993:10ct
926:1948
906:Duit
890:Euro
812:Duit
760:2010
633:2024
598:ISBN
480:ISBN
442:and
408:uang
400:wang
392:duit
333:duit
323:The
313:gold
311:and
263:Java
253:and
225:The
183:coin
173:doit
156:duit
154:The
76:news
1079:ƒ50
1074:ƒ10
988:5ct
965:1ct
429:in
141:VOC
59:by
1137::
1069:ƒ5
1064:ƒ3
1024:ƒ1
983:ct
960:ct
776:.
699:.
672:^
644:^
635:.
582:^
557:.
544:^
488:.
478:.
454:.
315:.
277:.
249:,
193:.
1057:2
1053:1
1050:+
1048:2
1046:ƒ
1017:2
1013:1
1010:ƒ
980:2
976:1
973:+
971:2
957:2
953:1
844:e
837:t
830:v
791:.
762:.
709:.
608:}
606:.
567:.
499:.
410:(
402:(
158:(
126:)
120:(
115:)
111:(
101:·
94:·
87:·
80:·
53:.
30:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)