Crude retrograde VOC monogram, erroneous date 7333 below // Crowned coat of arms with two lions. 21.5mm, 0.97 grams. Benjarmasin mint? Moquette, Iets over de munten van Bandjarmasin en Maloeka #67; cf. Zeno 75148.

These fascinating and poorly known coins were struck in the late 1700's. They imitated the Dutch VOC duits from West Friesland. Imitations of silver dukatons and gold double dukatons are also known.

Sultanate of Banjar or Banjarmasin was an influential Malay sultanate established in the early 16th century on the southern coast of Borneo (Kalimantan) in present-day Indonesia. It grew as a key trading hub, controlling vital trade routes for pepper, gold, and forest products, and maintaining strong ties with other regional powers, including the Sultanate of Demak and later the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Over time, Dutch influence deepened, and the sultanate became a vassal under Dutch control in the 18th century. After a series of conflicts and weakening autonomy, the sultanate was formally dissolved by the Dutch in 1860, marking the end of its independence and its full incorporation into the Dutch East Indies.