Holland 1801 ducat Fr-318a
This specimen was lot 1489 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,322 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NIEDERLANDE Holland, Provinz, Dukat 1801, Enkhuizen. Die Avers-Legende endet mit einem kleinen Stern: HOL*. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. Fassungsspuren. (Netherlands, province of Holland, ducat of 1801, Enkhuizen mint. The obverse legend ends with a small star: HOL*. Very rare, Very fine, Traces of mounting.)"
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) was struck 1795-1805 and with star (Fr-318a, Enkhuizen mint, shown here) 1796-97 and 1800-02.
Recorded mintage: 630,455 with star and 2,861,825 without star for 1795-1805.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 3.50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 11.1, Schulman 25a (RRR), Fr-318a.
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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