In March 2025, Edward Duyker and his wife Susan found the coin in their garden in Sylvania, a suburb South of Sydney. Credit: Edward Duyker
What is a 1942 Dutch East Indies coin doing in a garden in Sydney? For historian Edward Duyker, that question marked the beginning of a search for the coin's possible origins. He talks about the remarkable discovery, the theories behind how the coin ended up in his garden, and the Second World War stories that emerged along the way.
What is a 1942 Dutch East Indies coin doing in a garden in Sydney? For historian Edward Duyker, that question marked the beginning of a search for the coin's possible origins. He talks about the remarkable discovery, the theories behind how the coin ended up in his garden, and the Second World War stories that emerged along the way.
The article about the Dutch East Indies coin was first published in the Sutherland Shire Historical Society Bulletin, but also available on the DACCwebsite.
Historicus Dr. Edward Duyker. Credit: Edward Duyker
