Netherlands 1808 2 ducats Fr-324
This specimen was lot 2824 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 5,250 CHF (about US$6,373 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"THE NETHERLANDS | Kingdom of Holland. Lodewijk Napoleon, 1806-1810. 2 Dukaten 1808, Utrecht. Ohne Doppelpunkt nach FOEDER. Sehr selten. Nur ca. 6'220 Exemplare geprägt. NGC MS63. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (kingdom of Holland, Louis Napoleon, 1806-10, double ducat of 1808, Utrecht mint. Very rare. Only c. 6,220 pieces struck. Extraordinary condition.)"
This type was struck 1806-08 but all dates are rare. The portrait is of Louis Napoleon, Napoleon's brother, installed on the throne in hopes that his regime would enforce Napoleon's trade restrictions. Louis quickly came to side with the Dutch attitude towards smuggling and he was evicted in 1810 and the country annexed to France. A variety of coins were issued during his rule, ten and fifty stuivers, rijksdaalders, florins, guldens and ducats. When the kingdom of the Netherlands was reconstituted in 1815 under the prince of Orange, the coinage was reformed with the gulden as the base unit.
Recorded mintage: 6,220.
Specification: 6.99 g, 0.983 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 27, Schulman 117. Schl. 48. Fr-324.
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- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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