Dutch Indies (Indonesia) - Compagnie Néerlandaise des Indes Orientales (1602-1799)...
Dutch Indies (Indonesia) - Compagnie Néerlandaise des Indes Orientales (1602-1799)
Silver medal - 1760 - Joan George Holtzhey (1726-1808)
Jacob Mossel Governor General of the Dutch Indies and Infantry General.
Av.: Bust of Jacob Mossel from the front, in uniform
JACOBUS MOSSEL GVB(ernator) GEN(eralis) IND(iae) OR,(ientalis) F.(oederati) B.(elgii) 1 NOV(embris) 1750 EXERC.(itus) PED(estri) GEN(eralis) 25 APR(ilis) 1754
(GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE DUTCH EAST INDIES ON NOVEMBER 1, 1750, GENERAL OF THE INFANTRY ARMY ON APRIL 25, 1754)
Rv.: Reverend Governor Mossel in Roman command, a staff in his right hand and an olive branch in his left, symbols of power and authority. Under an awning decorated with the emblem of the VOC (Dutch East India Company), Mercury symbolizing Commerce raises the curtain on the sea, the land and a ship representing the rich Dutch possessions. Behind the Governor is a throne decorated with the arms of Batavia, consisting of a sword and a laurel wreath, all surrounded by SEN(atus) IND(iae). On the right, Justice with a balance and a staff surmounted by an eye (Indian High Command) behind Justice seen partially from a
building, presumably the Governor's Palace. On an altar are the headdresses of the various indigenous leaders under Dutch authority.
BATAVOS PPVD INDOS HONESTAT. with the MDCCLX ensign and signature I.G. HOLTZHEY. Extremely rare.
47.08g - 48.8mm
Superb
Jacob Mossel (November 28, 1704 in Enkhuizen - May 15, 1761 in Batavia), who went from being a simple sailor to Governor General of the Dutch East Indies from 1750 to 1761. At the age of 15, he embarked as a licensed jigger (a licensed sailor in the speciality of manoeuvring, in charge of the care of the mast, rigging, boats and anchors) on board a Fluyt (a type of Dutch sailing cargo ship) called the De Haringthuyn , which sailed between Europe and the Indies. Because of its nobility, it obtained a privileged position, thanks to Dirk van Cloon (Eurasian born in Batavia, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies) it was sent to the Dutch Coromandel in 1721 (the Coromandel was the Governorate of the Dutch East India Company on the Coromandel coast from 1610 until the company's liquidation in 1798), On 30 March 1730, he married Adriana Appels, aged fourteen, daughter-in-law of Adriaan van Pla, Governor of the Dutch Coromandel. Jacob Mossel, who worked there, became its Governor and Director. In 1740 he was appointed Extraordinary Councillor of India and in 1742 he became a member of the Dutch Council of India (Raad van Indië) in Batavia on the island of Jakarta. In 1745, he became the first Director of the Amphionic Society, which attempted to regulate the monopoly of the opium trade.
In 1747, he was appointed Managing Director (the second highest position in the Dutch East Indies). In 1750 when Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff died, Mossel succeeded him as Governor General of the Dutch East Indies. He remained there until his death in 1761. When Jacob Mossel took over the governance of the Dutch East Indies, the situation left by his predecessor was difficult. He saved money and put an end to the war in the Bantam province. The Netherlands was threatened by the expansion of the British East India Company. He loses the Battle of Bengal against the British. He is in favour of a private entrepreneurial trade policy in India, which reduces the Company's revenue. Thereafter, Batavia experiences a period of unprecedented growth, due to the almost zero tax regulations. The Company is
gangrened by corruption and the personal interests of its leaders. Jacob Mossel is also involved in this scandal. His large fortune can in no way come from his official salary. In order to curb the exaggerated wealth displayed by some, he takes decisions against corruption.
In 1754, he imposed a regulation against "pomp and splendour", which established exactly what an officer's wealth could display. This very precise regulation ranged from the number of buttons on his clothes to the size of his house. Of course, the regulations did not apply to him, since he married his daughter in great pomp. He dies in Batavia in 1761, a lavish funeral is given.
1/ A gold copy in a hoop reproduced and described in a publication of the BEELDENAAR 2002 volume 26.1 " 1760. HONORARY MEDAL FOR JACOB MOSSEL GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE DUTCH EAST INDIES. BY J.G. HOLTZEY " VvL.361; gold, 56 mm with gold strapping, 84.23 grams inclusive frame. Munthandel Verschoor Collection
2/ One copy in 49 mm 59.99g gold at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
3/ A silver copy at the TEYLERS Museum in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
4/ Silver copy described and reproduced in BESCHRIJVING VAN NEDERLANDSCHE HISTORIE -PENNINGEN TEN VERVOLGE OP HET WERK by GERARD van LOON 1821 Amsterdam - N°361 page 411 Plate XXXIII Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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Dutch Indies (Indonesia) - Compagnie Néerlandaise des Indes Orientales (1602-1799)
Silver medal - 1760 - Joan George Holtzhey (1726-1808)
Jacob Mossel Governor General of the Dutch Indies and Infantry General.
Av.: Bust of Jacob Mossel from the front, in uniform
JACOBUS MOSSEL GVB(ernator) GEN(eralis) IND(iae) OR,(ientalis) F.(oederati) B.(elgii) 1 NOV(embris) 1750 EXERC.(itus) PED(estri) GEN(eralis) 25 APR(ilis) 1754
(GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE DUTCH EAST INDIES ON NOVEMBER 1, 1750, GENERAL OF THE INFANTRY ARMY ON APRIL 25, 1754)
Rv.: Reverend Governor Mossel in Roman command, a staff in his right hand and an olive branch in his left, symbols of power and authority. Under an awning decorated with the emblem of the VOC (Dutch East India Company), Mercury symbolizing Commerce raises the curtain on the sea, the land and a ship representing the rich Dutch possessions. Behind the Governor is a throne decorated with the arms of Batavia, consisting of a sword and a laurel wreath, all surrounded by SEN(atus) IND(iae). On the right, Justice with a balance and a staff surmounted by an eye (Indian High Command) behind Justice seen partially from a
building, presumably the Governor's Palace. On an altar are the headdresses of the various indigenous leaders under Dutch authority.
BATAVOS PPVD INDOS HONESTAT. with the MDCCLX ensign and signature I.G. HOLTZHEY. Extremely rare.
47.08g - 48.8mm
Superb
Jacob Mossel (November 28, 1704 in Enkhuizen - May 15, 1761 in Batavia), who went from being a simple sailor to Governor General of the Dutch East Indies from 1750 to 1761. At the age of 15, he embarked as a licensed jigger (a licensed sailor in the speciality of manoeuvring, in charge of the care of the mast, rigging, boats and anchors) on board a Fluyt (a type of Dutch sailing cargo ship) called the De Haringthuyn , which sailed between Europe and the Indies. Because of its nobility, it obtained a privileged position, thanks to Dirk van Cloon (Eurasian born in Batavia, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies) it was sent to the Dutch Coromandel in 1721 (the Coromandel was the Governorate of the Dutch East India Company on the Coromandel coast from 1610 until the company's liquidation in 1798), On 30 March 1730, he married Adriana Appels, aged fourteen, daughter-in-law of Adriaan van Pla, Governor of the Dutch Coromandel. Jacob Mossel, who worked there, became its Governor and Director. In 1740 he was appointed Extraordinary Councillor of India and in 1742 he became a member of the Dutch Council of India (Raad van Indië) in Batavia on the island of Jakarta. In 1745, he became the first Director of the Amphionic Society, which attempted to regulate the monopoly of the opium trade.
In 1747, he was appointed Managing Director (the second highest position in the Dutch East Indies). In 1750 when Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff died, Mossel succeeded him as Governor General of the Dutch East Indies. He remained there until his death in 1761. When Jacob Mossel took over the governance of the Dutch East Indies, the situation left by his predecessor was difficult. He saved money and put an end to the war in the Bantam province. The Netherlands was threatened by the expansion of the British East India Company. He loses the Battle of Bengal against the British. He is in favour of a private entrepreneurial trade policy in India, which reduces the Company's revenue. Thereafter, Batavia experiences a period of unprecedented growth, due to the almost zero tax regulations. The Company is
gangrened by corruption and the personal interests of its leaders. Jacob Mossel is also involved in this scandal. His large fortune can in no way come from his official salary. In order to curb the exaggerated wealth displayed by some, he takes decisions against corruption.
In 1754, he imposed a regulation against "pomp and splendour", which established exactly what an officer's wealth could display. This very precise regulation ranged from the number of buttons on his clothes to the size of his house. Of course, the regulations did not apply to him, since he married his daughter in great pomp. He dies in Batavia in 1761, a lavish funeral is given.
1/ A gold copy in a hoop reproduced and described in a publication of the BEELDENAAR 2002 volume 26.1 " 1760. HONORARY MEDAL FOR JACOB MOSSEL GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE DUTCH EAST INDIES. BY J.G. HOLTZEY " VvL.361; gold, 56 mm with gold strapping, 84.23 grams inclusive frame. Munthandel Verschoor Collection
2/ One copy in 49 mm 59.99g gold at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
3/ A silver copy at the TEYLERS Museum in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
4/ Silver copy described and reproduced in BESCHRIJVING VAN NEDERLANDSCHE HISTORIE -PENNINGEN TEN VERVOLGE OP HET WERK by GERARD van LOON 1821 Amsterdam - N°361 page 411 Plate XXXIII Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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