Netherlands 1819 3 gulden
This specimen was lot 880 in Jean Elsen list 265 (Brussels, July-September 2013) where it was offered for €1,250 (about US$1,650 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, Koninkrijk, Willem I (1815-1840), AR 3 gulden, 1819, Utrecht. Vlekjes en deukje aan de rand. Gereinigd. Prachtig. (kingdom of the Netherlands, William I (1815-40), silver three gulden, Utrecht mint. Rim defects, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1817-32; the 1819 is a rare date of a scarce type. An 1819/8 overdate is reported. The portrait is of William I, first king of the independent kingdom of the Netherlands. Previous kings included Louis Napoleon (1806-10), puppet of Napoleon, and Napoleon himself (1810-14). 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. In 1840 the three gulden was dropped and the 2½ gulden adopted.
Recorded mintage: 150,812.
Specification: 32.29 g, .893 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, edge lettered GOD ZY MET ONS.
Catalog reference: Sch-241; KM 49, Dav-233.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Philippe Elsen et al., Liste 265, Juillet-Septembre 2013, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2013.
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