Netherlands 1809 gulden
This specimen was lot 3546 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 4,750 CHF (about US$5,867 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Lodewijk Napoleon, 1806-1810 1 Gulden 1809. Utrecht Mit der Stempelschneidersignatur GEORGE F. am Halsabschnitt. 10.25 g. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich. Herrliche Patina. (kingdom of Holland, Louis Napoleon, 1806-10, one gulden of 1809, Utrecht mint, with the engraver's name GEORGE F on the truncation of the bust. Scarce in this quality, good extremely fine, handsome patina.)"
This type was struck 1808-10 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: unknown but rare.
Specification: 10.53 g, .912 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Schulman 154a, KM 31.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
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