Gelderland 1694 1/2 gulden
This specimen was lot 1463 in Jean Elsen sale 120 (Brussels, March 2014) where it sold for €200 (about US$329 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Provincie, AR Nederlandse 1/2 gulden, 1694, Droit: Nederlandse maagd leunend op een bijbel op een altaar. Revers: Gekroond Generaliteitswapen tussen de waarde. goede Zeer Fraai (Netherlands, province of Gelderland, silver half gulden of 1694. Obverse: the Netherlands Maiden leans on an altar bearing the Bible; reverse: crowned arms divide the denomination. Good very fine.)"
The SCWC notes that this type was issued 1694 only but the coin doesn't seem rare enough for a one year type.
Recorded mintage: 44,040.
Specification: 5.3 g, .929 fine silver, this specimen 5,31 g.
Catalog reference: Verk., 13, 3; Delm-1192; CNM 2.17.156, KM 64.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 120, Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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