Antiek De Porceleyne Fles Herdenkingsbord J.P. Coen V.O.C. 300 Jaar Batavia 1619 - 1919 VERKOCHT

The tin glazed earthenware plate commemorating Jan Pieterszoon Coen and the 300th anniversary of Batavia (Djakarta) , founded by J.P. Coen in the Dutch Indies for the V.O.C., The Far East Company, founded 1602 in Amsterdam.
The plate decorated in shades of blue with his Portrait.
In the top:  “Dispereert niet” (Don’t be dispirited)
and under:
1578 JAN.PIETERSZ. COEN 1629
The rim decorated with the coat of arms of the Netherlands, The Royal Family & The Dutch Indies all connected with a chain.
On the bottom in a cartouche:

MEI 1619 VOC 1919.
Signed on the back in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES   -   ROYAL DELFT
DELFT  -  HOLLAND  Anno 1919
Painter: : JV  = Johannes Dominicus van Velzen
Employment dates: 1 Nov. 1886 – 1938.
Literature:
This plate is shown in Rick Erickson - Royal Delft   Page 132 - Fig. 11 22
N.B. Some plates have the text:  Ende Dispereert niet.


Diam.:  22,9 cm.  (9 inches.)
Weight: 446 grams.