Tweede gesticht van de kolonie Veenhuizen, huismunt geslagen op last van de Maatschappij van Weldadigheid ter waarde van dertig cent 1818 - 1859

This anonymous, circular coin is a "huismunt" or "house coin", a form of currency used within the "Maatschappij van Weldadigheid" (Society of Benevolence). The coin was minted in Veenhuizen, a penal colony established in the Netherlands in 1818. It was part of a social experiment to reform criminals through work and education. The coin, worth 30 cents, features the initials "K.V." (King Willem I) on one side and a depiction of the penal colony on the other. The coin provides a glimpse into the unique social and economic structures of 19th-century Netherlands.