Gelderland 1694 2 gulden
This specimen was lot 1737 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €400 (about US$500 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
" NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Provincie, AR Nederlandse 2 gulden, 1694. Vz/ Nederlandse maagd leunend op een bijbel op een altaar. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen tussen de waarde. Zeldzaam Zwak op vz. Mooie patina. goede Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Gelderland, two gulden of 1694. Obverse: the Dutch maid leans on an altar; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Scarce, nice patina, good Very Fine.)"
The SCWC lists a half gulden, one gulden and three gulden for 1694 but lists this as a forty stuivers altho it is clearly marked "2 GL". The denomination was struck 1694-96 and then abandoned.
Recorded mintage: 14,615 (including with and without unicorn privy mark).
Specification: 21.21 g, 0.920 fine silver, this specimen 20,91 g.
Catalog reference: KM 67, Verk. 13, 2; Delm-1155.
- 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, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
Link to:
- 1694 halve gulden = 10 stuivers
- 1694 silver ducat
- Coins and currency dated 1694