Holland 1795 ducat Fr-318
This specimen was lot 1761 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €280 (about US$359 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, De Bataafse Republiek (1795-1806), AV dukaat met de ridder, 1795, Holland. Vz/ Staande ridder n.r. met zwaard en pijlenbundel. Kz/ Tekst in versierd vierkant. Krasjes en montagesporen. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. (Netherlands, Batavian Republic, 1795-1806, gold "knight's" ducat of 1795, Holland mint. Obverse: standing knight with sword and bundle of arrows; reverse: text in tablet. Traces of a mount mark, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This type is identical in every respect to the ducats struck by the province of Holland until 1792 but is an issue of the Batavian Republic, a puppet state of the French Republic. The Holland ducat without star (Fr-318, Dordrecht mint, shown here) was struck 1795-1805 and with star (Fr-318a, Enkhuizen mint) 1796-97 and 1800-02.
Recorded mintage: unknown but an available date.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 11.2, Fr-318, Sch. 19; Delm-1171B.
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- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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