The beginning of the end

The Bavarian Republic nationalises the Dutch East India Company, even as its foreign holdings (including in India) come under British control, as the French Revolutionary Wars rage on, today in 1796.
A duit (unit of currency) minted by the VOC; Source: Wikipedia

A duit (unit of currency) minted by the VOC; Source: Wikipedia

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