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Netherlands East Indies - 1945P 1/2 Cent - KM #314.2 - Mintage: 400,000,000

This coin was minted by the Philadelphia mint during World War II for the Dutch colony now known as Indonesia, and it even bears the "P" mint mark just below the "45" in the date on the right side of the obverse. It also has the Palm tree privy mark ( below the "19" in the date) which was used by the Dutch mints to distinguish similar looking coinage intended for the colonies from that intended for circulation in the The Netherlands where the acorn privy mark was used. The Palm Tree appears on nearly all colonial coinage even though in this case there would have been no confusion given the reverse of this coin.

These coins must not have been very popular with the public, because high grade examples are as common as grains of sand on a beach. Full red, unblemished, high grade examples are a bit more rare though and this is an exceptionally nice one.

Date acquired: 8/29/2010 (Already graded by PCGS)

Rev. 10/26/2014