KM-91 variety.

The standard small change coin of the Netherlands during this period, and the only Dutch copper denomination of the late 18th century, struck consistently with this design from 1739 into the 1790s.

Each state in the Netherlands coined this denomination, using their own arms as the obverse design and a reverse design similar to this, i.e. STAD [state your name] / Date.

While these were not officially sent to America, since the Dutch possessions in North America had ceased to be after the Treaty of Breda (1667) with only a single very brief flirtation with the recapture of New York late in the 17th century, specimens have turned up in American soil.

Based on their size, they perhaps circulated as farthings or, later, half cents. They are distinctive from the VOC duits struck for intended circulation in Java and the Netherlands East Indies.

While a relatively common coin, Mint State specimens are quite scarce. KM does not price specimens in Mint State (though they did take the time to utterly underprice this type in circulated grades, from $1.25 in VG to $20 in EF — wethinks that these prices could use an update).

Utrecht is an important city in the Netherlands today. In 1713, it was at Utrecht that the treaty was signed to end Queen Anne’s War, by which England acquired claim to Newfoundland, Acadia, and France claimed lands such as Cape Breton.