VOC - Dutch East India Company 1765 Silver 2 Stuiver Lion Coin 14K Gold and Sterling Silver Pendant | Artifact #9871

Claim your power with a rampant lion - the famed silver Double Wapenstuiver in a sterling silver pendant... Like Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, the Dutch and British East India Trading Companies ruled the seas from 1600 to the mid 1800s... Please Note: This is an authentic Dutch East India Company Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description. FOR PENDANT SIZE SEE COIN DETAILS BELOW In colonial days, the port of Galle, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), served as a natural staging point on the sea route linking Europe, Africa and Arabia to the riches of the Orient. This maritime road was known as the Spice Route. These coins were recovered by Cannon Beach Treasure Company owner Robert Lewis Knecht from the area around Galle Fort and Harbor, Sri Lanka. How they got there is a fascinating story… Your VOC Trade Coin: Denomination: 2 Stuiver (Double Wapenstuiver) Date: 1765 Mint: Holland, Netherlands Coin Metal: Silver Bezel Metal: 14K Gold and Pr